「話事偈 / 話是偈」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 話事偈 waa6 si6 gai2
  • 話是偈 waa6 si6 gai2
  • 話事計 waa6 si6 gai2
  • 話是計 waa6 si6 gai2
Individual
Character Meaning:
話 to say; to talk; to tell; to scold mildly; to blame; to opine; to think; to consider; to feel that; speech
事 matter; to be engaged in; to serve; affair; thing; business; event; trouble; accident; incident; problem
偈 Buddhist verse; conversation; body; health
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Obsolete
Explanation:
as somebody says; used when citing what somebody has said as worth taking account of
(Cant.) 好hou2似ci5……話waa6事si6偈gai2
(Eng.) in the words of ...
(Cant.) 學hok6鄧dang6小siu2平ping4話waa6事si6偈gai2:「黑haak1貓maau1白baak6貓maau1,捉zuk1到dou2老lou5鼠syu2嘅ge3就zau6係hai6好hou2貓maau1。」
(Eng.) In the words of Deng Xiaoping: "It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice."
(Cant.) 正zing3如jyu4我ngo5伯baak3爺je1話waa6事si6偈gai2,牛ngau4唔m4飲jam2水seoi2唔m4撳gam6得dak1牛ngau4頭tau4低dai1。
(Eng.) As the saying my father quotes goes, if someone is unwilling to do something, it is not possible to force them.
Synonym: Synonym: 話事齋 話頭 話齋
See also: 話事齋 話齋 話頭
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