粵

呼fu1之zi1欲juk6出ceot1

fu1 zi1 juk6 ceot1hū zhī yù chū

English

  1. lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
  2. Easy to guess; very obvious
  3. something that can be guessed or understood without giving anymore hints
  4. fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
  5. (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
  6. (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔使講清楚,大家都知道

Examples

  • 估咗咁耐,個答案都呼之欲出喇!

    After such a long period of guessing, the answer has already been revealed without giving further hints.

  • 话到舌尖,呼之欲出

    It's on the tip of my tongue.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

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

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