期kei4望mong6

English

1. to have expectations
2. hope; expectation
3. to hope; to expect
4. to earnestly hope
5. expectation
6. hope

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 對事物未來有正面預測，並且希望呢個預測成真嘅想法（量詞：個）
2. 對事物未來有正面預測，並且希望呢個預測成真

Examples

• 期望越大，失望越大。

  The higher your expectations, the greater your disappointments.

• 期望越大，失望越大。

  More expectations, more disappointment.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 父母對我有好大嘅期望。

  My parents have high expectations on me.

• 佢阿爸阿媽對佢期望過高。

  His parents expect too much of him.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• Tom達唔到Mary嘅期望。

  Tom couldn't live up to Mary's expectations.

  Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

• 陳老師期望我哋都能夠成為有用嘅人。

  Miss Chan hopes that we can all become people useful to society.

• 我唔明點解佢哋可以攞你啲嘢嚟保管，但係之後個郵局佬黐晒線噉同你講「對唔住，我哋唔見咗」，並期望緊呢個係結局。

  I don't understand how in the world they can take your stuff for safekeeping, but then the post office guy has the nerve to tell you "Sorry, we lost it" and expect that to be the end of it.

  Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

• 唔好期望個個同你嘅意見一樣先得㗎。

  Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY