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Jyutping hou2 ci5 hai6
Pinyin hǎo sì xì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. it seems so
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、潮語
    多數​係​講完​一​啲​嘢​之​後​,​講出​嚟​戴頭​盔​用​。​對​自己​講​嘅​嘢​唔​係​太​有​信心​又​或者​純粹​想​搞笑​。
    seems right.; said when the speaker is not so sure about what he/she just said, or simply wants to make fun
    • 我成日去做運動好健康咖。好似係。
      我成日去做运动好健康咖。好似系。
      ngo5 seng4 jat6 heoi3 zou6 wan6 dung6 hou2 gin6 hong1 gaa3. hou2 ci5 hai6.
      I exercise every day and I am really healthy. Well, seems right.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 好像是
  2. 似乎是
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢病咗㖞,好似系。
    佢病咗喎,好似係。
    keoi5 beng6 zo2 wo5 , hou2 ci5 hai6 。
    • He is sick, it seems.
  2. Cantonese
    佢好似系咁谂。
    佢好似係咁諗。
    keoi5 hou2 ci5 hai6 gam3 nam2 。
    • He seemed to have thought so.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    「𠮶个人乜都一板一眼,好似系强迫症!」「可能只系强迫型性格啫。」
    「嗰個人乜都一板一眼,好似係強迫症!」「可能只係強迫型性格啫。」
    go2 go3 jan4 mat1 dou1 jat1 baan2 jat1 ngaan5, hou2 ci5 hai6 koeng4 bik1 zing3! ho2 nang4 zi2 hai6 koeng4 bik1 zing3 sing3 gaak3 ze1.
    • "That guy does everything with a routine. He is probably with OCD!" "Maybe he is just with a obsessive compulsive personality."
  2. Cantonese
    好似系,除非唔系。
    好似係,除非唔係。
    hou2 ci5 hai6, ceoi4 fei1 m4 hai6.
    • It seems so unless it's not so.
  3. Cantonese
    我成日去做运动好健康咖。好似系。
    我成日去做運動好健康咖。好似係。
    ngo5 seng4 jat6 heoi3 zou6 wan6 dung6 hou2 gin6 hong1 gaa3. hou2 ci5 hai6.
    • I exercise every day and I am really healthy. Well, seems right.