粵

話waa6唔m4定ding6

simp话唔定
waa6 m4 ding6huà n2 dìng

English

  1. (adverb) maybe; possibly; perhaps; probably; to describe the uncertaininty of something occurring; (phrase) there is a good chance that…; it is possible that…
  2. precarious; who knows; no one knows; possibly; difficult to expect

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 都有另外嘅可能,唔係咁易預料到

Examples

  • 話唔定你啱嘅。

    You may be right about that.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 將來嘅嘢話唔埋㗎,梗係要早作準備啦。

    The future is uncertain, so we must prepare early.

  • 話唔定聽日會打風,要做好防風措施喇。

    Since possibly there will be a typhoon tomorrow, we better do some preventive measures.

  • 我話唔定做一陣就會放棄,走去瞓晏覺算。

    I may give up soon and just nap instead.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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