粵

意ji3味mei6

ji3 mei6yì wèi

English

  1. meaning
  2. to mean; to imply
  3. implication
  4. flavor
  5. overtone
  6. to mean
  7. to imply
  8. (Tw) to get a sense of

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 表示;代表

Examples

  • 今次會議雙方嘅老闆都唔出席,意味住佢哋嘅合作出咗問題。

    The bosses from both companies were absent at this conference, indicating some issue with their relationship.

  • 呢個結果意味住,同最初嘅預測相反,變數嘅數量唔會影響處理速度。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 做每個人嘅朋友唔係一種美德,因為噉樣意味住你喺試圖融入其他人嘅過程入面失去咗自己。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 呢個全球性嘅存在意味住,識粵語可以增進呢啲社區入面嘅個人同專業聯繫,令到同多元化嘅人更容易噉互動同交流文化。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 沉默就意味着同意。

    Silence gives consent.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 这很可能意味着战争。

    In all likelihood, this means war.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 她意味深長地看了我一眼。

    She gave me a meaningful look.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

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

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