發誓 [发－]

Jyutping faat3 sai6
Pinyin fā shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to vow
  2. to pledge
  3. to swear
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    好​鄭重​噉​講出​有​決心​去​做​某件事​嘅​説​話​，​或者​對​某件事​作出​保證
    to swear; to vow; to take an oath
    • 發假誓
      发假誓
      faat3 gaa2 sai6
      to prejure
    • 向天發誓
      向天发誓
      hoeng3 tin1 faat3 sai6
      to swear to God
    • 我發誓以後都唔賭錢喇。
      我发誓以后都唔赌钱喇。
      ngo5 faat3 sai6 ji5 hau6 dou1 m4 dou2 cin2 laa3.
      I swear that I won't gamble again.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to swear; to vow; to pledge
    (syn.) 罚咒, 诅喙, 賭誓, 立誓, 賭咒, 盟誓, 赌誓, 宣誓, 詛喙, 赌咒, 咒喙, 起誓, 咒誓, 罰咒, 矢誓, 誓言
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1027
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他发誓要戒烟。
    他發誓要戒煙。
    tā fā shì yào jiè yān 。
    • He vowed to give up smoking.
  2. Mandarin
    我发誓再也不跟她说话了。
    我發誓再也不跟她說話了。
    wǒ fā shì zài yě bù gēn tā shuō huà le 。
    • I vowed that I would never speak to her again.
  3. Mandarin
    我发誓再也不和她说话了。
    我發誓再也不和她説話了。
    wǒ fā shì zài yě bù hé tā shuō huà le 。
    • I vowed that I would never speak to her again.
  4. Mandarin
    你的言行会跟你的父母一样，即使你曾发誓你永远不会这么做。
    你的言行會跟你的父母一樣，即使你曾發誓你永遠不會這麼做。
    nǐ de yán xíng huì gēn nǐ de fù mǔ yī yàng ， jí shǐ nǐ céng fā shì nǐ yǒng yuǎn bù huì zhè me zuò 。
    • You will say and do things your parents said and did, even if you swore you would never do them.
  5. Mandarin
    尽管庄不断发誓她不变的爱情，斯宾塞仍然害怕有一天她会不爱他了。
    儘管莊不斷發誓她不變的愛情，斯賓塞仍然害怕有一天她會不愛他了。
    jǐn guǎn zhuāng bù duàn fā shì tā bù biàn de ài qíng ， sī bīn sè réng rán hài pà yǒu yī tiān tā huì bù ài tā le 。
    • Despite Trang's constant affirmations of love, Spenser is still afraid someday she will fall out of love with him.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    个骑士发誓向国王忠诚。
    個騎士發誓向國王忠誠。
    go3 ke4 si6 faat3 sai6 hoeng3 gwok3 wong4 zung1 sing4 。
    • The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.
  2. Cantonese
    我发誓我乜都唔知。
    我發誓我乜都唔知。
    ngo5 faat3 sai6 ngo5 mat1 dou1 m4 zi1 。
    • I swear that I don't know anything.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我发誓：我投票俾佢嘅话，天打雷劈！
    我發誓：我投票俾佢嘅話，天打雷劈！
    ngo5 faat3 sai6: ngo5 tau4 piu3 bei2 keoi5 ge3 waa2, tin1 daa2 leoi4 pek3!
    • I swear: If I vote for him, I'll get struck by lightning!
  2. Cantonese
    你信佢哋？班政棍一向惯咗发誓当食生菜㗎啦！
    你信佢哋？班政棍一向慣咗發誓當食生菜㗎啦！
    nei5 seon3 keoi5 dei6? baan1 zing3 gwan3 jat1 hoeng3 gwaan3 zo2 faat3 sai6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3 gaa3 laa1!
    • You really trust them? Those politicians are used to making easy promises as if eating lettuce!
  3. Cantonese
    我绝对冇做过啲噉嘅事，对天发誓都仲得，你唔好屈得就屈。
    我絕對冇做過啲噉嘅事，對天發誓都仲得，你唔好屈得就屈。
    ngo5 zyut6 deoi3 mou5 zou6 gwo3 di1 gam2 ge3 si6, deoi3 tin1 faat3 sai6 dou1 zung6 dak1, nei5 m4 hou2 wat1 dak1 zau6 wat1.
    • I can swear I didn't do anything like that - stop your false accusations.
  4. Cantonese
    发誓当食生菜
    發誓當食生菜
    faat3 sai6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
    • to make a promise without intending to keep it; to think of making an oath as eating lettuce
  5. Cantonese
    向天发誓
    向天發誓
    hoeng3 tin1 faat3 sai6
    • to swear to God
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    发誓
    發誓
    fā shì
    • to swear an oath