歪 (waai1) — recline; lie in a reclining position in Cantonese
waaiˉ¹歪Mandarin Pinyin: wai1
Meaning of 歪
nounrecline; lie in a reclining position
nounimproper; underhand; crooked
nounslanting; tilted; askew | [Ant] 正
Example Sentences with 歪
ze˗₃借waai1?歪? mouˏ₅冇manˍ₆問tai4.題。
Borrow it? No problem.
keoiˏ₅佢ze˗₃借waaiˉ¹歪zoˊ²咗cin2.錢。
He borrowed money.
ze˗₃借waaiˉ¹歪siˎ₄時gaan3,間，dakˉ¹得mˎ₄唔dak1?得？
Borrow some time, is that okay?
neiˏ₅你ze˗₃借waaiˉ¹歪ngoˏ₅我bunˊ²本syu1.書。
You borrowed my book.
ze˗₃借waaiˉ¹歪bat1,筆，mˎ₄唔goi1.該。
Borrow a pen, please.
Words Containing 歪
歪風waai1 fung1
evil trend; unhealthy practices; bad tendency; ill wind
唔該借歪m4 goi1 ze3 me2
麻煩讓一讓 , 麻煩讓一下
東倒西歪dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1
stagger; swing and sway; unable to stand steady
上樑不正下樑歪soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1
if superiors (leaders; parents) are not good examples, their subordinates (followers, children) will behave unbecomingly
歪曲waai1 kuk1
to distort; to misrepresent
歪斜waai1 ce4
crooked; askew
借歪啲ze3 me2 di1
excuse me (rudely); step or move aside
歪曲事實waai1 kuk1 si6 sat6
distortion of the facts; misrepresentations
滾水借歪gwan2 seoi2 ze3 me2
get out of the way, coming through! [colloquial]
講歪音gong2 me2 jam1
speaking with distorted pronunciation: speaking one dialect with an accent as if one were speaking in another dialect (e.g., one might use Cantonese readings for some syllables when speaking in Mandarin)
讀歪音duk6 me2 jam1
read with incorrect pronunciation
借歪ze3 me2
excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) [Syn.] 借借 , 借過 , 借開 [華]: 讓一讓 , 讓一下
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