推敲
teoi1 haau1tuī qiāo
English
- to think over
- to deliberate; to think over
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一再考慮、斟酌
Examples
大部分的字跡已經褪色,但仍可從這些句子中推敲出含意。
Most of the words are faded, but it's still possible to extrapolate the meaning from these sentences.
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佢草擬修訂嘅時候,不斷推敲字眼。
She deliberated her wordings when proposing the amendment.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk