發覺 [发觉]

Jyutping faat3 gok3
Pinyin fā jué

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to become aware
  2. to detect
  3. to realize
  4. to perceive
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    意識​到​；​留意到
    to discover; to realise
    • 我埋單嘅時候先發覺冇帶銀包。
      我埋单嘅时候先发觉冇带银包。
      ngo5 maai4 daan1 ge3 si4 hau6 sin1 faat3 gok3 mou5 daai3 ngan4 baau1.
      I realised that I hadn't brought my wallet when I was paying the bill.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to become aware of; to realise; to detect
    (syn.) 察覺, 看出來, 意识, 察觉, 意識, 看出来, 覺察, 觉察
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #225
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我发觉有只细细只嘅灰色嘅动物喺度望住我哋。
    我發覺有隻細細隻嘅灰色嘅動物喺度望住我哋。
    ngo5 faat3 gok3 jau5 zek3 sai3 sai3 zek3 ge3 fui1 sik1 ge3 dung6 mat6 hai2 dou6 mong6 zyu6 ngo5 dei2 。
    • I noticed that a small gray animal was looking toward us.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我发觉说英语很简单。
    我發覺說英語很簡單。
    wǒ fā jué shuō yīng yǔ hěn jiǎn dān 。
    • I found it easy to speak English.
    • I discovered that speaking English was pretty easy.
  2. Mandarin
    我发觉男孩儿酣然入睡了。
    我發覺男孩兒酣然入睡了。
    wǒ fā jué nán hái er hān rán rù shuì le 。
    • I found the boy fast asleep.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢鼻敏感咗三十年，最近先至发觉原来罪魁祸首系花粉。
    佢鼻敏感咗三十年，最近先至發覺原來罪魁禍首係花粉。
    keoi5 bei6 man5 gam2 zo2 saam1 sap6 nin4, zeoi3 gan6 sin1 zi3 faat3 gok3 jyun4 loi4 zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 hai6 faa1 fan2.
    • He has nasal allergy for 30 years, but he has just recently discovered that the chief cause is pollen.
  2. Cantonese
    我发觉佢电话冇熄芒。
    我發覺佢電話冇熄芒。
    • I noticed that his phone screen was still on.
  3. Cantonese
    喺我出咗门口𠮶一刻，我先发觉自己唔记得带锁匙。
    喺我出咗門口嗰一刻，我先發覺自己唔記得帶鎖匙。
    hai2 ngo5 ceot1 zo2 mun4 hau2 go2 jat1 hak1, ngo5 sin1 faat3 gok3 zi6 gei2 m4 gei3 dak1 daai3 so2 si4.
    • The moment right after I stepped out of the door, I realized I didn't bring the keys with me.
  4. Cantonese
    医生睇完病人幅脑电图之后发觉病人有脑痫。
    醫生睇完病人幅腦電圖之後發覺病人有腦癇。
    ji1 sang1 tai2 jyun4 beng6 jan4 fuk1 nou5 din6 tou4 zi1 hau6 faat3 gok3 beng6 jan4 jau5 nou5 gaan2.
    • The doctor found that the patient had epilepsy after reading his EEG.
  5. Cantonese
    想买洗衣机先发觉厨房唔够位，想买大部少少都唔得，好麻烦！
    想買洗衣機先發覺廚房唔夠位，想買大部少少都唔得，好麻煩！
    soeng2 maai5 sai2 ji1 gei1 sin1 faat3 gok3 cyu4 fong2 m4 gau3 wai2, soeng2 maai6 daai6 bou6 siu2 siu2 dou1 m4 dak1, hou2 maa4 faan4!
    • I want to buy a bigger washing machine but then I found that my kitchen does not have enough space for that. So annoying!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    发觉
    發覺
    fā jué
    • to become aware
  2. Mandarin
    从遗憾里发觉做人不必很深奥，糊涂才是美。
    從遺憾裏發覺做人不必很深奧，糊塗才是美。
    cóng yí hàn lǐ fā jué zuò rén bù bì hěn shē nào ， hú tú cái shì měi ．
    • From regrets discovering [that] one does not need to live a complicated life, being foolish is [true] beauty.
  3. Cantonese
    著咗一朝，淋嗮水，我先发觉原来系纸做嘅㖞。真系大吉利是呀，叫我著件纸扎嘅衫嘅，真系。 [Cantonese, trad.]着咗一朝，淋嗮水，我先发觉原来系纸做嘅㖞。真系大吉利是呀，叫我着件纸扎嘅衫嘅，真系。
    著咗一朝，淋嗮水，我先發覺原來係紙做嘅喎。真係大吉利是呀，叫我著件紙紮嘅衫嘅，真係。 [Cantonese, trad.]着咗一朝，淋嗮水，我先发觉原来系纸做嘅㖞。真系大吉利是呀，叫我着件纸扎嘅衫嘅，真系。
    zoek3 zo2 jat1 ciu4, lam4 saai3 seoi2, ngo5 sin1 faat3 gok3 jyun4 loi4 hai6 zi2 zou6 ge3 waa1. zan1 hai6 daai6 gat1 lei6 si6 aa3, giu3 ngo5 zoek3 gin6 zi2 zaat3 ge3 saam1 ge3, zan1 hai6.
    • After wearing the whole morning and soaking wet, then only I realised it was paper actually. Touch wood. How dare they ask me to wear a paper folded shirt.