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Jyutping taa1 ji3
Pinyin tā yì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    ulterior motive
  2. noun
    other intention; other motive
    • 別無他意
      别无他意
      bié wú tā yì
      There is no other purpose.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    被害人被勒索支付封口费已经很多年, 但现在他意识到这样做是愚蠢的, 而且他已经决定再也不付一毛钱了。
    被害人被勒索支付封口費已經很多年, 但現在他意識到這樣做是愚蠢的, 而且他已經決定再也不付一毛錢了。
    bèi hài rén bèi lè suǒ zhī fù fēng kǒu fèi yǐ jīng hěn duō nián , dàn xiàn zài tā yì shí dào zhè yàng zuò shì yú chǔn de , ér qiě tā yǐ jīng jué dìng zài yě bù fù yī máo qián le 。
    • The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and he has decided not to pay a red cent more.
  2. Mandarin
    他意识到他面临危险。
    他意識到他面臨危險。
    tā yì shí dào tā miàn lín wēi xiǎn 。
    • He is aware of the danger.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    经过多次嘅失败,佢已经对弹结他意兴阑珊。
    經過多次嘅失敗,佢已經對彈結他意興闌珊。
    • After a lot of failures, he has lost his interest in guitar.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    别无他意
    別無他意
    bié wú tā yì
    • There is no other purpose.