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Jyutping ji3 mei6
Pinyin yì wèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. meaning
  2. implication
  3. flavor
  4. overtone
  5. to mean
  6. to imply
  7. (Tw) to get a sense of
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    表示​;​代表
    to mean; to imply
    • 今次會議雙方嘅老闆都唔出席,意味住佢哋嘅合作出咗問題。
      今次会议双方嘅老板都唔出席,意味住佢哋嘅合作出咗问题。
      gam1 ci3 wui6 ji5 soeng1 fong1 ge3 lou5 baan2 dou1 m4 ceot1 zik6, ji3 mei6 zyu6 keoi5 dei6 ge3 hap6 zok3 ceot1 zo2 man6 tai4.
      The bosses of the two companies were absent in this conference. It implied that there was a problem in their cooperation.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    trend; tendency
  2. noun
    interest; overtone; flavour
  3. noun
    significance; meaning; implication
  4. verb, Taiwan
    to get a sense of; to experience; to feel
  5. verb
    to mean; to signify; to imply
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这意味着其他人只能从听你说的话来了解你和喜欢你。
    這意味着其他人只能從聽你説的話來了解你和喜歡你。
    zhè yì wèi zhe qí tā rén zhǐ néng cóng tīng nǐ shuō de huà lái liǎo jiě nǐ hé xǐ huan nǐ 。
    • This means that others can only come to know you and like you by listening to what you say.
  2. Mandarin
    这是不是意味着你不会来了?
    這是不是意味着你不會來了?
    zhè shì bù shì yì wèi zhe nǐ bù huì lái le ?
    • Does that mean you won't come?
  3. Mandarin
    这很可能意味着战争。
    這很可能意味着戰爭。
    zhè hěn kě néng yì wèi zhe zhàn zhēng 。
    • This probably means war.
    • In all likelihood, this means war.
  4. Mandarin
    这意味着什么?
    這意味着什麼?
    zhè yì wèi zhe shén me ?
    • What does it involve?
  5. Mandarin
    沉默就意味着同意。
    沉默就意味着同意。
    chén mò jiù yì wèi zhe tóng yì 。
    • Silence gives consent.
    • Admission by silence.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次会议双方嘅老板都唔出席,意味住佢哋嘅合作出咗问题。
    今次會議雙方嘅老闆都唔出席,意味住佢哋嘅合作出咗問題。
    gam1 ci3 wui6 ji5 soeng1 fong1 ge3 lou5 baan2 dou1 m4 ceot1 zik6, ji3 mei6 zyu6 keoi5 dei6 ge3 hap6 zok3 ceot1 zo2 man6 tai4.
    • The bosses of the two companies were absent in this conference. It implied that there was a problem in their cooperation.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    意味
    意味
    yì wèi
    • meaning
  2. Mandarin
    《切韵》用同一种中州雅言的两派读音折合出未分派之前的音韵系统,含有同一方言内部构拟的意味,足以代表南北朝的共同书面语读音,而决不是像有些先生那样称之为杂糅、综合南北方言的音系[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    《切韻》用同一種中州雅言的兩派讀音摺合出未分派之前的音韻系統,含有同一方言內部構擬的意味,足以代表南北朝的共同書面語讀音,而決不是像有些先生那樣稱之為雜糅、綜合南北方言的音系[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    “ qiè yùn ” yòng tóng yī zhǒng zhōng zhōu yǎ yán de liǎng pài dú yīn zhé hé chū wèi fēn pài zhī qián de yīn yùn xì tǒng , hán yǒu tóng yī fāng yán nèi bù gòu nǐ de yì wèi , zú yǐ dài biǎo nán běi cháo de gòng tóng shū miàn yǔ dú yīn , ér jué bù shì xiàng yǒu xiē xiān shēng nà yàng chēng zhī wèi zá róu , zōng hé nán běi fāng yán de yīn xì …
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    一般来说,“茶”泛指与经纪公司、经纪人合作,非个体户的性工作者。“茶行”指的是应召站,“外送茶”意味性交易不在店里进行
    一般來説,“茶”泛指與經紀公司、經紀人合作,非個體户的性工作者。“茶行”指的是應召站,“外送茶”意味性交易不在店裏進行
    yī bān lái shuō , “ chá ” fàn zhǐ yǔ jīng jì gōng sī , jīng jì rén hé zuò , fēi gè tǐ hù de xìng gōng zuò zhě . “ chá xíng ” zhǐ de shì yìng zhào zhàn , “ wài sòng chá ” yì wèi xìng jiāo yì bù zài diàn lǐ jìn xíng
    • In general, "Tea" refers sex workers who collaborates with manage company or managers, instead of being self-employed. "Tea shop" refers to escort agency, and "Tea delivery" means the prostitution does not operate in a brothel
  4. Mandarin
    量出为入,强调应收才收、收支匹配,意味著支出决定于职能的实现,预算收入为支出提供保证,但不能据此片面地认为支出决定收入,为好大喜功、脱离实际找借口。
    量出為入,強調應收才收、收支匹配,意味著支出決定於職能的實現,預算收入為支出提供保証,但不能據此片面地認為支出決定收入,為好大喜功、脫離實際找借口。
    liàng chū wèi rù , qiáng diào yìng shōu cái shōu , shōu zhī pǐ pèi , yì wèi zhù zhī chū jué dìng yú zhí néng de shí xiàn , yù suàn shōu rù wèi zhī chū tí gōng bǎo zhèng , dàn bù néng jù cǐ piàn miàn dì rèn wèi zhī chū jué dìng shōu rù , wèi hǎo dà xǐ gōng , tuō lí shí jì zhǎo jiè kǒu .
    • To measure government's revenues according to its expenditures emphasise collecting taxes only when necessary and balancing the budget. The principle implies that the expenditure should be based on a function's implementation, and the revenue guarantees the expenditure. The principle cannot be unilaterally interpreted as the expenditure decides the revenue, making excuses of craving greatness or being out of touch.