粵

意ji3思si1

ji3 si1ji3 si3ji3 sei3yì si

English

  1. idea
  2. (noun) 1. like (someone); 2. intention
  3. opinion
  4. meaning
  5. wish
  6. desire
  7. interest
  8. fun
  9. token of appreciation, affection etc
  10. to give as a small token
  11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
  12. meaning; idea
  13. old pronunciation of 意思
  14. affection; fondness
  15. courtesy; usually used to express modesty and politeness

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 語言或行為想表達嘅內容
  2. 「意思」嘅舊式讀音
  3. 好感,愛慕之情
  4. 待人嘅心意,通常用係謙虛、客套嘅説話

Examples

  • 我唔係咁嘅意思。

    That's not what I meant.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔好意思,我要走喇。

    I am afraid I must be going now.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔好意思,依家幾點?

    Excuse me, what time is it?

    Tatoeba · tigro1973 CC BY

  • 唔好意思,我蕩失咗路。

    Excuse me, I'm lost.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔好意思呀,幫你唔到。

    I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔好意思呀,我冇散紙。

    I'm sorry, but I don't have change.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個字係咩意思?

    What does this word mean?

  • 你咁講係咩意思?

    What are you implying? ----

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

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