可謂 [－谓]

Jyutping ho2 wai6
Pinyin kě wèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. it could even be said
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    可以​話​係​，​指一樣​嘢​比喻​成​另​一樣​嘢​好​合適
    one can be said to be; you could say he/she is
    • 佢可謂一部活字典。
      佢可谓一部活字典。
      keoi5 ho2 wai6 jat1 bou6 wut6 zi6 din2
      You could say he is a walking dictionary.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    one can say that
    • 他的人物畫在當時可謂登峯造極。
      他的人物画在当时可谓登峰造极。
      tā de rén wù huà zài dāng shí kě wèi dēng fēng zào jí ．
      His painting of people attained a level never known before.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2388
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    2003年沙士可谓严重摧毁香港经济。虽然如此，香港人亦十分勇敢面对逆境。
    2003年沙士可謂嚴重摧毀香港經濟。雖然如此，香港人亦十分勇敢面對逆境。
    ji6 ling4 ling4 saam1 nin4 saa1 si6 ho2 wai6 jim4 cung4 ceoi1 wai2 hoeng1 gong2 ging1 zai3. seoi1 jin4 jyu4 ci2, hoeng1 gong2 jan4 jik6 sap6 fan1 jung5 gam2 min6 deoi3 jik6 ging2.
    • SARS severely wreaked havoc on Hong Kong's economy in 2003. Be that as it may, Hong Kong people fought the adversity bravely.
  2. Cantonese
    佢可谓一部活字典。
    佢可謂一部活字典。
    keoi5 ho2 wai6 jat1 bou6 wut6 zi6 din2
    • You could say he is a walking dictionary.
  3. Cantonese
    夫妻关系可谓堪虞。
    夫妻關係可謂堪虞。
    fu1 cai1 gwaan1 hai6 ho2 wai6 ham1 jyu4.
    • The relationship between the married couple leaves much to be desired.
  4. Cantonese
    么地喺成立香港大学嘅过程中出钱出力，可谓功德无量。
    麼地喺成立香港大學嘅過程中出錢出力，可謂功德無量。
    mo1 dei2 hai2 sing4 laap6 hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6 ge3 gwo3 cing4 zung1 ceot1 cin2 ceot1 lik6, ho2 wai6 gung1 dak1 mou4 loeng6.
    • Mody contributed a lot of time and money in the establishment of the University of Hong Kong, his contributions are immeasurable.
  5. Cantonese
    反贪浪潮一出，澳门对出嘅赌船就纷纷执笠，可谓殃及池鱼。
    反貪浪潮一出，澳門對出嘅賭船就紛紛執笠，可謂殃及池魚。
    faan2 taam1 long6 ciu4 jat1 ceot1, ou3 mun2 deoi3 ceot1 ge3 dou2 syun4 zau6 fan1 fan1 zap1 lap1, ho2 wai6 joeng1 kap6 ci4 jyu4.
    • During the anti-corruption campaign, the casino yachts far from the coast of Macau, as a collateral, were shut down.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
    可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩隻隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。
    kě bǐ sài de guò chéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎn jìng ， yǔ zhī qián yú lùn de dī diào xiāng bǐ ， liǎng zhī duì wǔ de biǎo xiàn kě wèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén ．
    • But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.
  2. Mandarin
    可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
    可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩隻隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。
    kě bǐ sài de guò chéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎn jìng ， yǔ zhī qián yú lùn de dī diào xiàng bǐ ， liǎng zhǐ duì wǔ de biǎo xiàn kě wèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén ．
    • But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.
  3. Mandarin
    他的人物画在当时可谓登峰造极。
    他的人物畫在當時可謂登峯造極。
    tā de rén wù huà zài dāng shí kě wèi dēng fēng zào jí ．
    • His painting of people attained a level never known before.