粵

人jan4話waa2

jan4 waa2rén huàinferred

English

  1. (to explain) in layman's terms
  2. appropriate or moral speech

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將事物解釋嗰陣用嘅通俗語句
  2. 合乎常理、倫理嘅説話

Examples

  • 有人話真理必勝。

    It is said that truth always triumphs.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 阿Tom俾人話矮。

    Tom was told that he was too short.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 啲人話佢係最勁嘅網球手。

    They say he is the best tennis player.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 有啲人話真愛係唔存在嘅。

    Some people say that true love doesn't exist.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 有啲人話世界上係冇真愛嘅。

    Some people say that true love doesn't exist.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 啲人話渠後生嗰陣好勤力做嘢。

    It is said that he worked very hard in his younger days.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 見人講人話,見鬼講鬼話

    to a person, he speaks like a person; to a ghost, he speaks like a ghost.

  • 你可唔可以將白努利原理用人話解釋?

    Can you explain Bernoulli's Principle in plain English? ----

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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