迷信
mai4 seon3mí xìn
English
- superstition
- to be superstitious; to believe in superstitions; to have thoughts based on or belief in superstitions
- to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 相信一啲被認為唔理性、唔科學嘅嘢
Examples
佢好迷信星座。
He blindly believes in astrology.
佢間公司嘅老闆好迷信,特登請咗個風水師傅幫個新辦公室睇風水。
The boss of his company is a very superstitious person. They hired a Feng Shui master to advise on the Feng Shui of the new office.
這種荒謬的迷信已不復存在了。
Such a ridiculous superstition no longer exists.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
宗教不過是有組織的迷信加上一本暢銷書。
Religion is just organised superstition with a bestseller.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
现在的老师么,非常迷信考试,据说今天又要考试啦。
Teachers nowadays are super into testing. It seems that there's another test today.
Tatoeba · sysko CC BY
迷信之所以存在,是因為人無法接受巧合只是巧合而已。
Superstitions derive from the inability of men to acknowledge that coincidences are merely coincidences.
Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk