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親
事
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亲
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Jyutping
can1 si6
Pinyin
qīn shì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
marriage
CL:門|门[men2]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
婚事;令兩個家庭結為姻親嘅結婚大事(量詞:頭)
marriage (from the perspective of two marrying families)
佢阿媽好似都幾反對頭親事。
佢阿妈好似都几反对头亲事。
keoi5 aa3 maa1 hou2 ci5 dou1 gei2 faan2 deoi3 tau4 can1 si6.
Her mom seems to quite disapprove of the marriage.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
marriage; matrimony (Classifier: 門/门; 樁/桩)
noun
wedding (Classifier: 門/门; 樁/桩)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我反对呢头亲事。
我反對呢頭親事。
ngo5 faan2 deoi3 ni1 tau4 can1 si6
I disapprove this marriage proposal.
Cantonese
佢阿妈好似都几反对头亲事。
佢阿媽好似都幾反對頭親事。
keoi5 aa3 maa1 hou2 ci5 dou1 gei2 faan2 deoi3 tau4 can1 si6.
Her mom seems to quite disapprove of the marriage.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
说成一门亲事
說成一門親事
shuō chéng yī mén qīn shì
to successfully make a match