粵

白baak6事si6

baak6 si6bái shì

English

  1. funeral
  2. to explain (literary)
  3. funeral, which is represented with the white colour by ethnic Chinese; literally: white incident

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喪事、葬禮;華人以白色代表喪事

Examples

  • 明白事理的人使自己适应世界;不明事理的人想使世界适应自己。所以,所有进步都要靠不明事理的人。

    Those who understand adapt to the world; those who don't understand want the world to adapt to them. This is why all human progress depends on people who don't understand.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 你唔知森哥屋企有白事咩?

    You don't know Brother Sum's family is having a funeral?

  • 阿明佢請咗白事假,今日唔返工喇。

    Ah Ming has applied a leave for attending a funeral. He will not be on duty today.

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

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