試問 [试问]

Jyutping si3 man6
Pinyin shì wèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically)
  2. one might well ask
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. ask yourself; try asking (spoken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    擺​喺​問​句​嘅​開​頭​，​表示​懷疑​、​反​問​嘅​意思
    used to add emphasis to a rhetorical question; literally: try asking
    • 試問咁樣，你邊有好日子過？
      试问咁样，你边有好日子过？
      si3 man6 gam2 joeng2, nei5 bin1 jau5 hou2 jat6 zi2 gwo3?
      How could you have good days in this situation?
    • 試問邊個唔會畀佢吸引住𠿪！
      试问边个唔会畀佢吸引住𠿪！
      si3 man6 bin1 go3 m4 wui5 bei2 keoi5 kap1 jan5 zyu6 gaa2!
      I wonder whose attention would not be caught by her!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, honorific, polite
    may we ask; we should like to ask; it may well be asked
    (syn.) 请问, 借问, 請問, 借問聲, 借問, 借问声
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    时局正处于风雨飘摇之时，试问点样抽身而去？
    時局正處於風雨飄搖之時，試問點樣抽身而去？
    si4 guk6 zing3 cyu5 jyu1 fung1 jyu5 piu1 jiu4 zi1 si4, si3 man6 dim2 joeng2 cau1 san1 ji4 heoi3?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    试问咁样，你边有好日子过？
    試問咁樣，你邊有好日子過？
    si3 man6 gam2 joeng2, nei5 bin1 jau5 hou2 jat6 zi2 gwo3?
    • How could you have good days in this situation?
  2. Cantonese
    试问边个唔会畀佢吸引住𠿪！
    試問邊個唔會畀佢吸引住𠿪！
    si3 man6 bin1 go3 m4 wui5 bei2 keoi5 kap1 jan5 zyu6 gaa2!
    • I wonder whose attention would not be caught by her!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    试问日球在天，是动的呢，是不动的呢？月球绕地，是人人晓得的了。
    試問日球在天，是動的呢，是不動的呢？月球繞地，是人人曉得的了。
    shì wèn rì qiú zài tiān ， shì dòng de ne ， shì bù dòng de ne ？ yuè qiú rào dì ， shì rén rén xiǎo dé de le ．
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