白事 [－－]

Jyutping baak6 si6
Pinyin bái shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. funeral
  2. to explain (literary)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    喪事​、​葬禮​；​華人以​白色​代表​喪事
    funeral, which is represented with the white color by ethnic Chinese; literally: white incident
    • 阿明佢請咗白事假，今日唔返工喇。
      阿明佢请咗白事假，今日唔返工喇。
      aa3 ming4 keoi5 ceng2 zo2 baak6 si6 gaa3, gam1 jat6 m4 faan1 gung1 laa3.
      Ah Ming has applied a leave for attending a funeral. He will not be on duty today.
    • 你唔知森哥屋企有白事咩？
      你唔知森哥屋企有白事咩？
      nei5 m4 zi1 sam1 go1 uk1 kei2 jau5 baak6 si6 me1?
      You don't know Brother Sum's family is having a funeral?
  2. 反義詞
    紅事
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    funeral; funeral arrangements
    (syn.) 丧事, 喪事, 白好事
  2. verb, literary
    to explain
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
  2. 喪事 – 丧事
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    明白事理的人使自己适应世界；不明事理的人想使世界适应自己。所以，所有进步都要靠不明事理的人。
    明白事理的人使自己適應世界；不明事理的人想使世界適應自己。所以，所有進步都要靠不明事理的人。
    míng bai shì lǐ de rén shǐ zì jǐ shì yìng shì jiè ； bù míng shì lǐ de rén xiǎng shǐ shì jiè shì yìng zì jǐ 。 suǒ yǐ ， suǒ yǒu jìn bù dōu yào kào bù míng shì lǐ de rén 。
    • Those who understand adapt to the world; those who don't understand want the world to adapt to them. This is why all human progress depends on people who don't understand.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你无情白事做咩打人啫？
    你無情白事做咩打人啫？
    nei5 mou4 cing4 baak6 si6 zou6 me1 daa2 jan4 zek1?
    • Why did you hit someone for no good reason?
  2. Cantonese
    我头先揩到人哋架车，无端白事唔见咗几千蚊。
    我頭先揩到人哋架車，無端白事唔見咗幾千蚊。
    ngo5 tau4 sin1 haai1 dou2 jan4 dei6 gaa3 ce1, mou4 dyun1 baak6 si6 m4 gin3 zo2 gei2 cin1 man1.
    • I have just scratched someone's car and lost a couple grand out of the blue.
  3. Cantonese
    我老细琴日过大海输咗钱，今日返工无端白事畀佢闹咗镬甘嘅。
    我老細琴日過大海輸咗錢，今日返工無端白事畀佢鬧咗鑊甘嘅。
    ngo5 lou5 sai3 kam4 jat6 gwo3 daai6 hoi2 syu1 zo2 cin2, gam1 jat6 faan1 gung1 mou4 dyun1 baak6 si6 bei2 keoi5 naau6 zo2 wok6 gam1 ge3.
    • My boss lost money from gambling in Macau yesterday, and today at work, I got scolded a good deal by him for no reason.
  4. Cantonese
    无端白事嚟揾我，系唔系出咗事啊？
    無端白事嚟揾我，係唔係出咗事啊？
    mou4 dyun1 baak6 si6 lai4 wan2 ngo5, hai6 m4 hai6 ceot1 zo2 si6 aa3?
    • You're looking for me all of a sudden. Did something happen?
  5. Cantonese
    无端白事畀人话㖞，我就唔信你唔会唔忿气喇。
    無端白事畀人話喎，我就唔信你唔會唔忿氣喇。
    mou4 dyun1 baak6 si6 bei2 jan4 waa6 wo3, ngo5 zau6 m4 seon3 nei5 m4 wui5 m4 fan6 hei3.
    • A scold for nothing, I don't think you will take that lightly.