粵

世sai3一jat1

sai3 jat1shì yīinferred

English

  1. a term to praise one's favourite, short for "world number one" 世界第一 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 世界第一嘅縮略;用嚟讚美所鍾意嘅人或者事物

Examples

  • 香港運動員世一!

    Hong Kong athletes are the best!

  • 香港永遠係我哋心目中嘅世一。

    Hong Kong is always the best in our minds.

  • 呢度啲蛋撻絕對係世一,冇可能唔係世一!

    These egg tarts are absolutely best in the world—there's no denying it!

  • 以後或者有另一個世一出現,但呢刻,呢齣戲就係我嘅世一。

    There may be another favourite in the future, but as of now, this movie is the one I like best.

  • 「我鍾意高處。我前世一定坐過飛機。」「正常情況下,我會係嗰度嘅雀仔。」

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Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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