或 (waak6) — perhaps; maybe; probably in Cantonese
waakˍ₆或Mandarin Pinyin: huo4
Meaning of 或
nounperhaps; maybe; probably
nounslightly; a little bit
nounor; either .. or ..
nounsomeone; some people
Example Sentences with 或
我哋可以去圖書館或者返屋企。
We can go to the library or perhaps go home.
不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。
Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.
或者呢個係佢褻瀆神明應得嘅報應
This probably is the punishment he gets for blaspheming against the deities.
ngoˏ₅我waakˍ₆或zeˊ²者beiˊ²畀jinˍ₆現gamˉ¹金waakˍ₆或zeˊ²者cimˉ¹簽caatˉ¹咭。
Ｍaybe I'll pay by cash, or maybe I'll pay by card.
死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
Words Containing 或
不可或缺bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3
indispensable; essential; necessary; requisite; imperative
或者waak6 ze2
or; perhaps; maybe; otherwise (used in disjunctive "either... or..." statements) - contrast with 定係, which is used in questions giving a choice.
或是waak6 si6
either X or Y | Cant.: 定係
或許waak6 heoi2
perhaps, maybe
或多或少waak6 do1 waak6 siu2
more or less; in varying degrees; to a greater or lesser extent | Cant.: 唔多唔少; 差唔多 | Syn.: 多多少少; 差不多
抑或jik1 waak6
or (used in questions giving a choice; Standard Chinese synonym: 還是, Cantonese: 定係)
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