意 (ji3) — expect; anticipate; foresee in Cantonese
ji˗₃意
Mandarin Pinyin: yi4
Meaning of 意
nounexpect; anticipate; foresee
nounwish; desire; intention
nounmeaning; idea; thought
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Example Sentences with 意
neiˏ₅你zungˉ¹鍾mˎ₄唔zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意sikˍ₆食faaˉ¹花sangˉ¹生gaa˗₃㗎？
Do you like to eat peanuts?
你中意啲乜嘢呀?
What do you like?
我鍾意食薯條
I like to eat french fries
我乜都鍾意食
I like to eat everything.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔zungˉ¹中ji˗₃意faanˉ¹返hokˍ₆學。
I don't like to go to school.
Words Containing 意
致意zi3 ji3
to give regards
萬事如意maan6 si6 jyu4 ji3
(to wish somebody) to have one's way in everything
隨意ceoi4 ji3
as one wishes
醋意cou3 ji3
jealousy
示意si6 ji3
a signal; a hint; to suggest some idea to sb.
民意測驗man4 ji3 cak1 jim6
opinion poll
小意思siu2 ji3 si1
small token of kindly feelings; mere trifle
滿意紙mun5 ji3 zi2
a letter of compliance
意外ji3 ngoi6
mishap; accident | Synon.: 事故
不意bat1 ji3
unexpectedly; unawareness; unpreparedness
睡意seoi6 ji3
sleepiness; drowsiness
唔使旨意m4 sai2 zi2 ji3
not on your life; don't even think about it; no way | Mandarin: 不用指望
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