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Jyutping ham4 leoi6
Pinyin hán lèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tearful
  2. tearfully
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    對​眼有​淚水​;​喊住​或者​想​喊​噉​;​指做​一件​事​嗰​陣​帶​有​傷​感
    with tears in one's eyes
    • 佢含淚揮手,告別舞台。
      佢含泪挥手,告别舞台。
      keoi5 ham4 leoi6 fai1 sau2, gou3 bit6 mou5 toi4.
      She waved the stage goodbye in tears.
  2. 副詞
    表示​好​唔​情願​咁​去​做​一件​事​,​就算​做​咗​,​個​人​都​係​唔​開心
    reluctantly, often with a note of sadness
    • 佢再唔鐘意呢個候選人都好,為咗大局,都要含淚投票支持。
      佢再唔钟意呢个候选人都好,为咗大局,都要含泪投票支持。
      keoi5 zoi3 m4 zung1 ji3 ni1 go3 hau6 syun2 jan4 dou1 hou2, wai6 zo2 daai6 guk6, dou1 jiu3 ham4 leoi6 tau4 piu3 zi1 ci4.
      No matter how much he despised that candidate, he had to vote for her, reluctantly, for the greater good.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to have tears in one's eyes; to be teary-eyed
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    如果你真系畀大家一人一票拣心仪代议士嘅,就唔使叫人含泪投票啦。
    如果你真係畀大家一人一票揀心儀代議士嘅,就唔使叫人含淚投票啦。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 zan1 hai6 bei2 daa6 gaa1 jat1 jan4 jat1 piu3 gaan2 sam1 ji4 doi6 ji5 si6 ge3, zau6 m4 sai2 giu3 jan4 ham4 leoi6 tau4 piu3 laa1.
    • If you really suggest everyone could cast their own vote for candidates they prefer and elect them representatives, you won't bother to ask people to vote for you even they are reluctant.
  2. Cantonese
    佢含泪挥手,告别舞台。
    佢含淚揮手,告別舞台。
    keoi5 ham4 leoi6 fai1 sau2, gou3 bit6 mou5 toi4.
    • She waved the stage goodbye in tears.
  3. Cantonese
    佢再唔钟意呢个候选人都好,为咗大局,都要含泪投票支持。
    佢再唔鐘意呢個候選人都好,為咗大局,都要含淚投票支持。
    keoi5 zoi3 m4 zung1 ji3 ni1 go3 hau6 syun2 jan4 dou1 hou2, wai6 zo2 daai6 guk6, dou1 jiu3 ham4 leoi6 tau4 piu3 zi1 ci4.
    • No matter how much he despised that candidate, he had to vote for her, reluctantly, for the greater good.