啫ze1係hai6

English

1. to be; to be equal to; to mean
2. that means
3. it's like; let me put it this way

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 等於；意思係
2. 代表，可以理解成
3. 等我用呢個方式表達；通常後面用嚟帶出自己嘅觀點、睇法

Examples

• 一米即係幾長呀？

  How long is a meter?

• 佢笑即係接受你囉！

  She gives you a smile, that means she accepts you.

• SFX 啫係咩呀？

  What does SFX stand for?

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 咁你啫係嚟唔嚟嘅唧？

  So are you coming or not?

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 「炒貴刁」即係炒河粉。

  "Char kway teow" means stir-fried hor fun.

• 即係你想去咪去囉，係咪先？

  Well, if you want to go, then go. Right?

• 樣衰咗咪認囉，即係你又唔係第一次。

  Just admit that you made a fool of yourself, like it's not the first time this happened.

• 你粒聲唔出，啫係唔滿意我嘅答案啦。

  I take it from your silence that you are not satisfied with my answer.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY