慢 (maan6) — slow; unhurried; sluggish | [antonym] 快 in Cantonese
maanˍ₆慢Mandarin Pinyin: man4
Meaning of 慢
nounslow; unhurried; sluggish | [antonym] 快
nounsupercilious; rude; discourteous
noun(adverb) 1. eventually; 2. slowly
Example Sentences with 慢
咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!
佢做嘢咁慢，做到天光都做唔完啦！
He works so slowly, he won't be even finished by [next] morning.
gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔neoiˊ²女ziu˗₃要maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢gongˊ²講douˍ₆道lei5,理，hoiˉ¹開ngaangˍ₆硬gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得gaa˗₃㗎。
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.
zouˍ₆做meˉ¹咩neiˏ₅你gam˗₃咁maanˍ₆慢gaa˗₃㗎?
How come you are so slow?
ngoˏ₅我seˊ²寫zungˉ¹中manˊ²文ziˍ₆字houˊ²好maanˍ₆慢。
I write Chinese characters very slowly.
Words Containing 慢
慢慢maan6 maan2
take your time; slowly, leisurely, gradually; [慢6*2慢6] very slow
慢性maan6 sing3
slow acting; slow to take effect
慢條斯理maan6 tiu4 si1 lei5
to take one's time doing sth.; in a leisurely manner
慢性阻塞性肺病maan6 sing3 zo2 sak1 sing3 fai3 beng6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
好慢噉讀hou2 maan6 gam2 duk6
to study slowly
有咁慢，得咁慢jau5 gam3 maan6, dak1 gam3 maan6
as slow as possible
讀得慢duk6 dak1 maan6
to study slowly
且慢ce2 maan6
wait a moment; hang on; hold it; slow down; hold your horses
褻慢sit3 maan6
show disrespect; be irreverent
慢累積maan6 leoi5 zik1
accumulates slowly; cumulative (e.g., poison)
輕慢hing1 maan6
slight, [v] disrespect
打得慢daa2 dak1 maan6
to type slowly
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