粵

珍zan1惜sik1

zan1 sik1zhēn xī

English

  1. to treasure
  2. to treasure; to value; to cherish
  3. to value
  4. to cherish

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一啲現有嘅嘢數量係有限,或者話機會係得而家先有,呢樣嘢以後可能唔會再有,我哋唔可以白白浪費或者耗盡佢哋,要去善用佢哋

Examples

  • 珍惜食水

    to save water

  • 珍惜時間

    to treasure time

  • 珍惜眼前人

    to value those who are close to us

  • 珍惜呢個機會

    to value this opportunity

  • 珍惜而家擁有嘅嘢

    to value what one possesses at this moment

  • 珍惜唔可以用言語表達嘅嘢係好重要,但係我哋唔可以忽略我哋用言語去接近唔可以用言語表達嘅嘢嘅努力。

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  • 呢種力量可以象徵對民主原則同人權嘅承諾,符合好多香港居民所珍惜嘅價值觀,尤其係鑑於香港近期發生嘅事件。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 我有三件寶藏,我會守護同珍惜。一係愛,二係節約,三係謙虛。只有愛人先勇敢,只有節約者慷慨,只有謙虛者才能統治。

    Tatoeba CC BY

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

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