粵

恐hung2怕paa3

hung2 paa3kǒng pà

English

  1. fear
  2. (usually used in humble speech) to deduce that something negative or unfortunate has or will occur
  3. to dread
  4. I'm afraid that...
  5. perhaps
  6. maybe

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 表示對一件事嘅推斷,會得出負面、其他人唔希望嘅結果

Examples

  • 恐怕會再有地震。

    I'm afraid there will be another earthquake.

  • 恐怕佢已經凶多吉少。

    I'm afraid he might be dead.

  • 恐怕不行。

    I'm afraid not.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 恐怕今晚會下雨。

    I'm afraid it'll rain tonight.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 恐怕你要加班了。

    I'm afraid you have to work overtime.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 恐怕你误解我了。

    I'm afraid you misunderstood me.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 我恐怕不能幫你了。

    I am afraid I can't help you.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 恐怕我现在得走了。

    I'm afraid I have to go now.

    Tatoeba · asosan CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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