粵

話waa6啫ze1

simp话啫
waa6 ze1huà zē

English

  1. a modal particle used by the speaker to show that they do not totally agree with something, actual interpretation varies depending on the context, such as 'in saying so, but....'; 'only applies to....but as for'; 'like one says...'
  2. although; but still

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺句首帶出轉折嘅諗法;即係「話雖如此」、「話係咁話啫」

Examples

  • 話係咁話啫,我哋都唔知呢個計劃得唔得。

    Easy for you to say, yet we still don’t know if this plan works!

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

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