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Jyutping faat3 jin4
Pinyin fā yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to make a speech
  2. statement
  3. utterance
  4. CL:個|个[ge4]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    正式​噉​對​所有人​講​嘢
    to formally speak; to give a speech; to make a statement
    • 發言人
      发言人
      faat3 jin4 jan4
      spokesperson
    • 首輪發言
      首轮发言
      sau2 leon4 faat3 jin4
      the first round of one's speech
    • 議員發言次數
      议员发言次数
      ji5 jyun4 faat3 jin4 ci3 sou3
      number of times a legislator speaks
    • 而家請主席發言。
      而家请主席发言。
      ji4 gaa1 ceng2 zyu2 zik6 faat3 jin4.
      May I now ask the chairperson to give a speech.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    大家推举他到大会发言。
    大傢推舉他到大會發言。
    dà jiā tuī jǔ tā dào dà huì fā yán 。
    • Everyone chose him to speak at the conference.
  2. Mandarin
    他突然发言了。
    他突然發言瞭。
    tā tū rán fā yán liǎo 。
    • All at once, he spoke out.
  3. Mandarin
    通常女人都是最后发言有决定权的。
    通常女人都是最後發言有決定權的。
    tōng cháng nǚ rén dōu shì zuì hòu fā yán yǒu jué dìng quán de 。
    • Women will have the last word.
  4. Mandarin
    今晚谁发言?
    今晚誰發言?
    jīn wǎn shuí fā yán ?
    • Who is going to speak tonight?
  5. Mandarin
    总理的发言估计激怒了在野党。
    總理的發言估計激怒了在野黨。
    zǒng lǐ de fā yán gū jì jī nù le zài yě dǎng 。
    • The Prime Minister's speech was calculated to anger the opposition parties.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    发言
    發言
    faat3 jin4
    • to speak
    • to speak during an assembly
  2. Cantonese
    考生有几分钟时间组织发言内容。
    考生有幾分鐘時間組織發言內容。
    haau2 sang1 jau5 gei2 fan1 zung1 si4 gaan3 zou2 zik1 faat3 jin4 noi6 jung4.
    • Candidates have a couple of minutes to organise the content of their speech.
  3. Cantonese
    发言人表示唔知情。
    發言人表示唔知情。
    faat3 jin4 jan4 biu2 si6 m4 zi1 cing4.
    • The spokesman stated that they were unaware of it.
  4. Cantonese
    自佢退出民主党以后,R捞良久,终于谋得「白宫发言人」一职。
    自佢退出民主黨以後,R撈良久,終於謀得「白宮發言人」一職。
    • After quitting the Democratic Party, he spent a good while looking for jobs until he secures the position of the "White House spokesperson".
  5. Cantonese
    每一位嘉宾都会有机会发言,然之后你哋亦都可以问问题。
    每一位嘉賓都會有機會發言,然之後你哋亦都可以問問題。
    mui5 jat1 wai2 gaa1 ban1 dou1 wui5 jau5 gei1 wui6 faat3 jin4, jin4 zi1 hau6 nei5 dei6 jik6 dou1 ho2 ji5 man6 man6 tai4.
    • Each guest will be given a turn to speak, and then you all can also raise questions.