但願 [－愿]

Jyutping daan6 jyun6
Pinyin dàn yuàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. if only (sth were possible)
  2. I wish (that)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    僅僅​希望
    to only wish; to hope
    • 但願我哋可以白頭到老。
      但愿我哋可以白头到老。
      I only hope that we can be together forever.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to only wish that; if only
    • 但願這場鬧劇很快收場。
      但愿这场闹剧很快收场。
      dàn yuàn zhè chǎng nào jù hěn kuài shōu chǎng ．
      I hope this farce ends soon.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #747
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    但愿你那时候就告诉我真相。
    但願你那時候就告訴我真相。
    dàn yuàn nǐ nà shí hou jiù gào sù wǒ zhēn xiàng 。
    • I wish you had told me the truth then.
    • I wish that you had told me the truth then.
  2. Mandarin
    但愿我很有钱。
    但願我很有錢。
    dàn yuàn wǒ hěn yǒu qián 。
    • I wish I were rich.
  3. Mandarin
    但愿我还年轻。
    但願我還年輕。
    dàn yuàn wǒ hái nián qīng 。
    • I wish I were young.
  4. Mandarin
    但愿我年轻一点。
    但願我年輕一點。
    dàn yuàn wǒ nián qīng yī diǎn 。
    • I wish I were younger.
  5. Mandarin
    但愿我可以帮助你。
    但願我可以幫助你。
    dàn yuàn wǒ kě yǐ bāng zhù nǐ 。
    • I wish I could help you.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    但愿能够将心声同你一一讲清楚。
    但願能夠將心聲同你一一講清楚。
    daan6 jyun6 nang4 gau3 zoeng1 sam1 sing1 tung4 nei5 jat1 jat1 gong2 cing1 co2.
    • I wish I could share with you my deepest secrets one by one.
  2. Cantonese
    但愿我哋可以白头到老。
    但願我哋可以白頭到老。
    • I only hope that we can be together forever.
  3. Cantonese
    我真系唔想生仔，但愿你明白。
    我真係唔想生仔，但願你明白。
    • I really don't want a baby. I hope you can understand.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    但愿这场闹剧很快收场。
    但願這場鬧劇很快收場。
    dàn yuàn zhè chǎng nào jù hěn kuài shōu chǎng ．
    • I hope this farce ends soon.
  2. Mandarin
    但愿我们的小主人不要成为一个大马哈呀……
    但願我們的小主人不要成為一個大馬哈呀……
    dàn yuàn wǒ men de xiǎo zhǔ rén bù yào chéng wéi yī ge dà mǎ hā ya ． ． ． ． ． ．
    • If only our little master does not become a scatterbrain...