粵

本bun2事si6

bun2 si6běn shìběn shi

English

  1. source material
  2. ability
  3. original story
  4. skill
  5. capability; ability
  6. able; capable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 能力;技能
  2. 有本事;做得嘢

Examples

  • 她真的有本事让别人做她想做的事。

    She has a real knack for getting people to do what she wants.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我們胡鬧太久了, 現在該是我們考慮基本事實的時候了。

    We've been horsing around too much; it's high time we got down to brass tacks.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 对于那些连基本事实都搞不清楚而且又盲目得无法了解到这一点的人,我从来都不知道对他们说些什么。

    I never know what to say to people who have absolutely no grasp of the basic facts and are too ignorant to realise it.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 佢好有本事!

    He's very capable.

  • 就睇下你有咩本事。

    I will see what you have up your sleeve.

  • 有本事你自己嚟,唔好多多要求。

    Do it by yourself, don't have so many requests.

  • 只要係佢想要嘅嘢佢都有本事得到。

    He is capable of getting whatever he wants.

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

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