上文下理 [－－－－]

Jyutping soeng6 man4 haa6 lei5
Pinyin shàng wén xià lǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一句​説​話​或​句子​嘅​語​境​同埋​前後所​講​嘅​嘢
    context where a line is extracted from an article of speech
    • 有時睇書啲字唔識解，可以睇下上文下理估吓。
      有时睇书啲字唔识解，可以睇下上文下理估吓。
      jau5 si5 tai2 syu1 di1 zi6 m4 sik1 gaai2, ho2 ji5 tai2 haa5 soeng6 man4 haa6 lei5 gu2 haa5.
      Sometimes when (you) can't understand a word while reading, (you) can guess by looking at its context.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    一个字的意思是由上文下理决定的。
    一個字的意思是由上文下理決定的。
    yí gè zì de yì si shì yóu shàng wén xià lǐ jué dìng de 。
    • The meaning of a word is determined by the context where it is used.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    上文下理
    上文下理
    soeng6 man4 haa6 lei5
    • words before and after
  2. Cantonese
    有时睇书啲字唔识解，可以睇下上文下理估吓。
    有時睇書啲字唔識解，可以睇下上文下理估吓。
    jau5 si5 tai2 syu1 di1 zi6 m4 sik1 gaai2, ho2 ji5 tai2 haa5 soeng6 man4 haa6 lei5 gu2 haa5.
    • Sometimes when (you) can't understand a word while reading, (you) can guess by looking at its context.