點會

See also: 点会

Chinese

		point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
trad. (點會)		點	會
simp. (点会)		点	会

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dim² wui⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dim² wui⁵
    • Yale: dím wúih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dim² wui⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: dim² wui⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːm³⁵ wuːi̯¹³/

Adverb

點會

1. (Cantonese) how is it that; how could

   而家已經春天喇，點會仲落緊雪㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   而家已经春天喇，点会仲落紧雪㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   ji⁴ gaa¹ ji⁵ ging¹ ceon¹ tin¹ laa³, dim² wui⁵ zung⁶ lok⁶ gan² syut³ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   It's already spring. How is it that it's still snowing?

   我點會咁蠢嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   我点会咁蠢嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ dim² wui⁵ gam³ ceon² ge²? [Jyutping]

   How could I be so dumb?

   得，點會唔得啫？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   得，点会唔得啫？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   dak¹, dim² wui⁵ m⁴ dak¹ ze¹? [Jyutping]

   Of course [you, I, …] can; why couldn't [you, I, …]? / Of course it's OK; why wouldn't it be?

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 怎麼會／怎么会
• (Hokkien, Hakka) 哪會／哪会