粵

開hoi1胃wai6

simp开胃
hoi1 wai6kāi wèi

English

  1. to whet the appetite
  2. appetizing
  3. to amuse oneself at sb's expense
  4. to tease
  5. appealing to the appetite; appetising; appealing to one's taste
  6. have good appetite, can eat so much
  7. describing the state of a person having unrealistic wishes or expectations

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令人好有食欲,通常形容啲酸酸甜甜嘅嘢
  2. 胃口好,食量大
  3. 形容幻想一啲好難實現嘅嘢發生嘅人

Examples

  • 那很開胃。

    That really whets my appetite.

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  • 呢啲餸好開胃。

    These dishes are very appetising. ----

  • 你噉嘅樣可以做大明星?你就開胃嘍!

    You think you could become a superstar with a face like that? You've got high hopes!

  • 上個星期病到唔想食嘢,呢幾日好返先至開胃返。

    Last week I feel so sick that can hardly eat, these few days seems recovered and the appetite is back. ----

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

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