粵

不bat1一jat1定ding6

bat1 jat1 ding6bù yī dìng

English

  1. not necessarily
  2. maybe
  3. not necessarily

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔係一定;冇辦法肯定、唔確實,通常用嚟表示兩樣嘢未必有邏輯關係

Examples

  • 山不一定是綠色的。

    Mountains are not necessarily green.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 煤并不一定都是黑的。

    Coal is not always black.

    Tatoeba · biglion CC BY

  • 大房子不一定适合住。

    Large houses are not necessarily comfortable to live in.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 微笑並不一定表示高興。

    Smiles do not always indicate pleasure.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 所目睹的不一定是真的。

    Things that you see with your eyes are not necessarily true.

    Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

  • 保守分子不一定是反动分子。

    A conservative is not always a reactionary.

    Tatoeba · Tximist CC BY

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

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