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意ji3外ngoi6

ji3 ngoi6yì wài

English

  1. unexpected
  2. unexpected; unpredicted; unforeseeable
  3. accident; unforeseen circumstance
  4. accident
  5. mishap

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 預計唔到;意料之外
  2. 預計唔到、意料之外發生嘅事(量詞:件/單/宗/場/次)

Examples

  • 交通意外

    traffic accident

  • 佢嘅反應令我感到意外。

    Her reaction surprises me.

  • 我哋好肯定嗰個係一場意外。

    We're sure that it was an accident.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 買旅遊保險可以避免意外損失。

    Buying travel insurance can avoid unexpected loss.

  • 佢返工嗰陣出咗意外,受咗傷。

    He got hurt in the accident at work.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢仲未到呀,唔知係咪發生咗啲咩意外呢?

    He has not come yet. Something may have happened to him.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 跣腳冰嘅機制經常會導致意外嘅動作,令玩家難以精確噉導航佢哋嘅角色。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 噉樣令我哋輸咗好多時間,如果唔係呢次意外發生,比賽嘅最後階段會好好多。

    Tatoeba CC BY

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

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