明理 [－－]

Jyutping ming4 lei5
Pinyin míng lǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sensible
  2. reasonable
  3. an obvious reason, truth or fact
  4. to understand the reason or reasoning
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    明白事理
    having good sense; reasonable
    • 你爸爸係一個明理嘅人，一定唔會反對你嫁西人嘅。
      你爸爸系一个明理嘅人，一定唔会反对你嫁西人嘅。
      nei5 baa4 baa1 hai6 jat1 go3 ming4 lei5 ge3 jan4, jat1 ding6 m4 wui5 faan2 deoi3 nei5 gaa3 sai1 jan4 ge3.
      Your father is a reasonable person, he certainly won't disagree with you getting married to a westerner.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    understand, know the reason
  2. noun
    obvious truth or fact
    (syn.) 明情理
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你爸爸系一个明理嘅人，一定唔会反对你嫁西人嘅。
    你爸爸係一個明理嘅人，一定唔會反對你嫁西人嘅。
    nei5 baa4 baa1 hai6 jat1 go3 ming4 lei5 ge3 jan4, jat1 ding6 m4 wui5 faan2 deoi3 nei5 gaa3 sai1 jan4 ge3.
    • Your father is a reasonable person, he certainly won't disagree with you getting married to a westerner.