「話」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: waa6
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to say; to talk; to tell
    (Cant.) 譬如話pei3 jyu4 waa6
    (Eng.) let's say; for example
    (Cant.) 日jat6子zi2定ding6好hou2咗zo2我ngo5再zoi3話waa6你nei5知zi1。
    (Eng.) I'll tell you when the date is fixed.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5話waa6唔m4想soeng2去heoi3行haang4街gaai1喎wo5。
    (Eng.) He said he didn't want to go shopping.
    (Cant.) 大daai6家gaa1話waa6要jiu3遲ci4十sap6分fan1鐘zung1。
    (Eng.) They said they would be late for ten minutes.
    (Cant.) 有jau5冇mou5人jan4話waa6過gwo3你nei5好hou2似ci5林lam4峯fung1?
    (Eng.) Has anyone told you that you look like Raymond Lam?

  • to scold mildly; to blame
    (Cant.) 你nei5唔m4好hou2成seng4日jat6話waa6你nei5細sai3佬lou2啦laa1,佢keoi5都dou1好hou2乖gwaai1㗎gaa3嘞laak3!
    (Eng.) Would you not scold your younger brother so often? He's already quite well-behaved.
    (Cant.) 阿aa3仔zai2成seng4日jat6咁gam3夜je6返faan1屋uk1企kei2,你nei5做zou6爸baa4爸baa1話waa6下haa5佢keoi5啦laa1!
    (Eng.) Our son often comes home late. You are his father, you should discipline him.

  • to opine; to think; to consider; to feel that
    (Cant.) 計我話gai3 ngo5 waa6
    (Eng.) in my opinion
    (Cant.) 你nei5話waa6好hou2唔m4好hou2呀aa3?
    (Eng.) What do you think? Is it good?
    (Cant.) 我ngo5話waa6佢keoi5一jat1定ding6係hai6專zyun1登dang1嘅ge3!
    (Eng.) I think he did it on purpose!

Synonym: Synonym: 講 鬧
See also: 謂 説 言 講 講嘢 吐 吩咐 告 表述 責罵 省 誅 尤
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「話」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: waa2 waa6
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
speech
(Cant.) 鬼話
(Eng.) nonsense
(Cant.) 佢keoi5呢ni1啲di1先sin1叫giu3人話jan4 waa2。
(Eng.) What he said is fair and reasonable.
(Cant.) 佢keoi5嘅ge3話waa6你nei5都dou1唔m4聽teng1,你nei5係hai6唔m4係hai6想soeng2死sei2?
(Eng.) Disobeying him could have serious consequences.
See also: 直截了當 講話 言語 演講 言
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