粵

單daan1靠kaau3

simp单靠
daan1 kaau3dān kào

English

  1. only relying on
  2. to rely solely or simply on

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 淨係依賴某啲嘢

Examples

  • 我未見過有人單靠睇書就學識打籃球;學外語都係一樣。

    I've never met anyone who taught themselves to play basketball just by reading a book; the same with foreign language.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 胜败不能单靠兵力多少。

    Victory and defeat aren't solely decided by the size of your army.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 單靠一個人嘅力量係唔夠嘅。

    To rely solely on the strength of one person is not enough.

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

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