粵

用jung6意ji3

jung6 ji3yòng yì

English

  1. intention
  2. the intended purpose of an action
  3. purpose

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 行動背後嘅動機、目的(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 你估今次升佢職係咪有咩用意?

    Do you think there is any other intention concerning his recent promotion?

  • 那个词用意大利语怎么说?

    How do you say that in Italian?

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我不理解作者在這兒有什麼用意。

    I don't understand what the author's saying here.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 如果有人问起这个故事的用意是什么,我还真不知道。

    If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 尼古拉斯的用意是羅馬化西里爾字母就猶如太陽般美麗,若是直視會灼燒人的眼睛。

    Nicolas means that romanization of the Cyrillic alphabet is as beautiful as the sun, which burns your eyes when you look at it.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

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

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