粵

開hoi1導dou6

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hoi1 dou6kāi dǎo

English

  1. to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten
  2. to enlighten somebody; to help somebody to straighten out his/her thinking

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 引導人去明白、理解某啲嘢,令對方唔再鑽牛角尖或者一直唔開心

Examples

  • 沒人管束或開導他。

    No one can control him.

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  • 佢唔明白父母點解離婚,所以成日都好唔開心,需要社工開導。

    He is unhappy all the time, as he doesn't understand why his parents got divorced. He needs a social worker to talk things out.

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

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