講下 [讲－]

Jyutping gong2 haa5
Pinyin jiǎng xià

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    只​係​隨便​咁​講​，​未必​係​事實​，​亦​冇​諗​過會​實踐
    just saying; to casually say something
    • 講下你又信？
      讲下你又信？
      I wasn't serious. Did you really believe that?
    • 我講下㗎咋，點知佢哋真係做㗎啫。
      我讲下㗎咋，点知佢哋真系做㗎啫。
      I just casually mentioned it. I didn't know he would actually do it for real.
    • 你小心啲呀，講下講下就變真㗎啦。
      你小心啲呀，讲下讲下就变真㗎啦。
      Be careful. If you keep casually saying something it will eventually become real.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    开口要有礼貌，不讲下流话。
    開口要有禮貌，不講下流話。
    kāi kǒu yào yǒu lǐ mào ， bù jiǎng xià liú huà 。
    • One must be respectful when speaking, and not say obscene things.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    等我讲下我电影嘅构思。
    等我講下我電影嘅構思。
    dang2 ngo5 gong2 haa5 ngo5 din6 jing2 ge3 kau3 si1.
    • Let me tell you the plot of my movie.
  2. Cantonese
    我讲下㗎咋。
    我講下㗎咋。
    ngo5 gong2 haa5 gaa3 zaa3
    • I was only joking/talking nonsense.
  3. Cantonese
    讲下你又信？
    講下你又信？
    • I wasn't serious. Did you really believe that?
  4. Cantonese
    我讲下㗎咋，点知佢哋真系做㗎啫。
    我講下㗎咋，點知佢哋真係做㗎啫。
    • I just casually mentioned it. I didn't know he would actually do it for real.
  5. Cantonese
    你小心啲呀，讲下讲下就变真㗎啦。
    你小心啲呀，講下講下就變真㗎啦。
    • Be careful. If you keep casually saying something it will eventually become real.