Ian_Lee Posted June 3, 2007 at 10:43 AM Report Posted June 3, 2007 at 10:43 AM 給個說法 -- which is quite a common phrase in Mandarin/Putonghua -- seems not having an equivalence in Cantonese. What should be the Cantonese phrase for 給個說法? Quote
twobucks Posted June 3, 2007 at 04:42 PM Report Posted June 3, 2007 at 04:42 PM Actually, the closer equivalent should be: 譬如话 (pei-yu-wa) Hope this helps. Quote
Quest Posted June 3, 2007 at 05:50 PM Report Posted June 3, 2007 at 05:50 PM 解释清楚。 讲清楚。 畀个交代。 交代清楚。 畀下意见。 Quote
Ian_Lee Posted June 4, 2007 at 06:42 PM Author Report Posted June 4, 2007 at 06:42 PM Maybe 揖句話 colloquially. But formally 給個說法 encompasses a lot of scenarios in Mandarin (Google shows almost 10 million entries) that may derive dozen phrases in Cantonese. Quote
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