唯wai4有jau5

English

1. only
2. having no alternative but to; no choice but to

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 冇其他選擇，而要揀樣冇咁好嘅嘢

Examples

• 唯有係噉啦。

  It's the only choice.

• 我唯有係等。

  I can only wait.

  Tatoeba · cc_neko CC BY

• 佢起唔到火，唯有生食條魚。

  As he had no way of making fire, he ate the fish raw.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 屋企竟然冇晒米，唯有煮麪食啦！

  Oh, it looks like we're all out of rice in the house. Welp, no choice but to cook some noodles then!

• 係。噉就即係唯有即係辛苦各位聽眾呢，聽埋哩隻歌先。

  Yes, that's just the hard stuff. Listen to this song.

  Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

• 唯有我們有一個花園!

  If only we had a garden!

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 唯有加很多糖才能讓我喝得下粥。

  The only way I can eat porridge is with lots of sugar.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY