慧 [－]

Jyutping wai6
Pinyin huì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. intelligent/intelligence
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    思考​敏捷​、​高明
    wise
    • 聰慧
      聪慧
      cung1 wai6
      wise; intelligent; clever
    • 慧眼
      慧眼
      wai6 ngaan5
      insight; sagacity
    • 慧根
      慧根
      wai6 gan1
      root of wisdom
    • 慧劍斬情絲
      慧剑斩情丝
      wai6 gim3 aam2 cing4 si1
      X; literally: a sword of wisdom severs threads of love
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. bright, intelligent
  2. intelligence
  3. Cangjie Input
    QJSMP

慧 [－]

Jyutping wai3
Pinyin huì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. intelligent
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. intelligent/intelligence
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    思考​敏捷​、​高明​（​喺​特定​配搭​先會​噉​讀​）
    wise (pronunciation only in particular collocations)
    • 智慧
      智慧
      zi3 wai3
      wisdom
    • 拾人牙慧
      拾人牙慧
      sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai3
      to pick up what others say; to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    即使他有些小聪明，但是他并不智慧。
    即使他有些小聰明，但是他並不智慧。
    jí shǐ tā yǒu xiē xiǎo cōng míng ， dàn shì tā bìng bù zhì huì 。
    • Though he is clever, he isn't wise.
  2. Mandarin
    他天生拥有完美的智慧。
    他天生擁有完美的智慧。
    tā tiān shēng yōng yǒu wán měi de zhì huì 。
    • He is gifted with perfect wisdom.
  3. Mandarin
    用大智慧做股票，说明您对投资是认真的！
    用大智慧做股票，說明您對投資是認真的！
    yòng dà zhì huì zuò gǔ piào ， shuō míng nín duì tóu zī shì rèn zhēn de ！
    • Managing your stocks with Big Wisdom shows that you are serious about investing!
  4. Mandarin
    要用智慧来理解智慧：如果听众是聋的话，那音乐什么都不是。
    要用智慧來理解智慧：如果聽眾是聾的話，那音樂什麼都不是。
    yào yòng zhì huì lái lǐ jiě zhì huì ： rú guǒ tīng zhòng shì lóng de huà ， nà yīn lè shén me dōu bú shi 。
    • It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
  5. Mandarin
    你的智慧广大的有如孟买和孟买之间的距离。
    你的智慧廣大的有如孟買和孟買之間的距離。
    nǐ de zhì huì guǎng dà de yǒu rú mèng mǎi hé mèng mǎi zhī jiān de jù lí 。
    • Your intelligence is as vast as the distance between Bombay and Mumbai.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    与其话佢有智慧，不如话佢聪明。
    與其話佢有智慧，不如話佢聰明。
    jyu5 kei4 waa2 keoi5 jau5 zi3 wai3 ， bat1 jyu4 waa2 keoi5 cung1 ming4 。
    • He is more clever than wise.
  2. Cantonese
    智慧同知识系两样好唔同嘅嘢。
    智慧同知識係兩樣好唔同嘅嘢。
    zi3 wai3 tung4 zi1 sik1 hai6 loeng5 joeng6 hou3 m4 tung4 ge3 je5 。
    • Intelligence and knowledge are two very different things.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢间寺嘅方丈法号叫慧光。
    呢間寺嘅方丈法號叫慧光。
    ni1 gaan1 zi2 ge3 fong1 zoeng6 faat3 hou6 giu3 wai6 gwong1.
    • The abbot of this temple is called Wai-Kwong (literally, intellectual light).
  2. Cantonese
    集美貌与智慧于一身
    集美貌與智慧於一身
    zaap6 mei5 maau6 jyu5 zi3 wai3 jyu1 jat1 san1
    • to have both beauty and intelligence (in the same person)
  3. Cantonese
    黄宝欣同黄翊为爱被雪藏，销量同陈慧娴睇齐。
    黃寶欣同黃翊為愛被雪藏，銷量同陳慧嫻睇齊。
    wong4 bou2 jan1 tung4 wong4 jik6 wai6 oi3 bei6 syut3 cong4, siu1 loeng6 tung4 can4 wai6 haan4 tai2 cai6.
    • The artists Boyan and Yik are suspended as they give up on their careers to protect their relationship, now the concerned sales volume of theirs are reaching as low as Waihan's.
  4. Cantonese
    独具慧眼
    獨具慧眼
    duk6 geoi6 wai6 ngaan5
    • to have a unique insight
    • to have a rare insight
  5. Cantonese
    慧眼识英雄
    慧眼識英雄
    wai6 ngaan5 sik1 jing1 hung4
    • have an eye for greatness