Cantonese Dictionary

話事偈

waa6 si6 gai2

Mandarin: hua4 shi4 ji4

Simplified: 话事偈

as said or quoted (spoken)

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話事偈

waa6 si6 gai6*2

Cantonese

indicates that what sb has said is worth noting (also 話齋)

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話事啤

waa6 si6 pe1

Mandarin: hua4 shi4 pi2

Simplified: 话事啤

show hand poker

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話低

waa6 dai1

Mandarin: hua4 di1

Simplified: 话低

leave a message (spoken)

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話你知

waa6 nei5 zi1

Mandarin: hua4 ni3 zhi1

Simplified: 话你知

let you know (spoken)

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話到尾

waa6 dou3 mei5

Mandarin: hua4 dao4 wei3

Simplified: 话到尾

in conclusion

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話劇

waa6*2 kek6

a (theatrical) play

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話口

waa6 hau2

Mandarin: hua4 kou3

Cantonese

thread of discourse; flow of a conversation

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話口未完

waa6 hau2 mei6 jyun4

Mandarin: hua4 kou3 wei4 wan2

Simplified: 话口未完

(slang) no sooner has one spoken; right after talking about it,…, usually refers to an ironic situation in which something happens right after others talk about it

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話名

waa6 meng4*2

in name; superficially

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話名

waa6 ming4

Mandarin: hua4 ming2

Simplified: 话名

in the name of (spoken)

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話咁快

waa6 gam2 faai3

Mandarin: hua4 gan1 kuai4

Simplified: 话咁快

Cantonese

so quick (spoken)

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話咁易

waa6 gam2 ji6

Mandarin: hua4 gan1 yi4

Simplified: 话咁易

Cantonese

so easy (spoken)

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話唔埋

waa6 m4 maai4

Mandarin: hua4 n2 mai2

Simplified: 话唔埋

Cantonese

(adverb) maybe; possibly; perhaps; probably; to describe the uncertainty of something occurring; (phrase) there is a good chance that…; it is possible that…; can't say for sure; cannot be certain about; it's hard to say; it's difficult to predict

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話唔定

waa6 m4 ding6

Mandarin: hua4 n2 ding4

Simplified: 话唔定

Cantonese

(adverb) maybe; possibly; perhaps; probably; to describe the uncertaininty of something occurring; (phrase) there is a good chance that…; it is possible that…

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話啫

waa6 ze1

Mandarin: hua4 ze1

Simplified: 话啫

a modal particle used by the speaker to show that they do not totally agree with something, actual interpretation varies depending on the context, such as 'in saying so, but....'; 'only applies to....but as for'; 'like one says...'

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話定

waa6 ding6

Mandarin: hua4 ding4

Simplified: 话定

to agree on

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話實

waa6 sat6

Mandarin: hua4 shi2

Simplified: 话实

to say for certain

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話得埋

waa6 dak1 maai4

Mandarin: hua4 de5 mai2

Simplified: 话得埋

predictable

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話得定

waa6 dak1 ding6

to say for sure

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話我知

waa6 ngo5 zi1

Mandarin: hua4 wo3 zhi1

Simplified: 话我知

tell me [colloquial]

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話明

waa6 ming4

Mandarin: hua4 ming2

Simplified: 话明

clearly said

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話是

waa6 si6

Mandarin: hua4 shi4

Simplified: 话是

take charge; be in charge

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話時話

waa6 si4 waa6

Mandarin: hua4 shi2 hua4

Simplified: 话时话

just saying (spoken)

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話晒

waa6 saai3

Mandarin: hua4 shai4

Simplified: 话晒

afterall

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話晒事

waa6 saai3 si6

Mandarin: hua4 shai4 shi4

Simplified: 话晒事

To control all the things; to do as one wishes

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話柄

waa6 beng3

sayings

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話梅

waa6 mui4*2/4

dried plum

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話氣

waa6 hei3

Mandarin: hua4 qi4

Simplified: 话气

tone of a voice; manner of speaking [colloquial]

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話知

waa6 zi1

Mandarin: hua4 zhi1

Simplified: 话知

don't care; who cares about

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