粵

一jat1口hau2咬ngaau5定ding6

jat1 hau2 ngaau5 ding6yī kǒu yǎo dìng

English

  1. to arbitrarily assert
  2. to allege
  3. to stick to one's statement
  4. to cling to one's view
  5. to insist emphatically; to accuse someone in a definite manner

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 堅決、肯定噉指控或者提出講法,多數冇經過詳細嘅考證

Examples

  • 佢一口咬定我係兇手。

    He insists emphatically that I am the culprit.

  • 承建商一口咬定大樓倒塌同自己冇關。

    The contractor insisted firmly that the building collapse had nothing to do with them.

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

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