午安 (ng5 on1) — good afternoon in Cantonese

ngˏ₅午onˉ¹安

Mandarin Pinyin: wu3 an1

Meaning of 午安

noungood afternoon

ngˏ₅午on1!安！sikˍ₆食zoˊ²咗faanˍ₆飯mei6?未？

Good afternoon! Have you eaten yet?

gam2,咁，ngˏ₅午onˉ¹安laa1!啦！

Well then, good afternoon!

ngˏ₅午on1,安，gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日houˊ²好jit3!熱！

Good afternoon, it's very hot today!

zouˊ²早san4!晨！o1,哦，mˎ₄唔hai6,係，ngˏ₅午on1!安！

Good morning! Oh, sorry, good afternoon!

tungˎ₄同neiˏ₅你gongˊ²講sengˉ¹聲ngˏ₅午on1.安。

Saying good afternoon to you.

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