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Jyutping jyun6 nei5
Pinyin yuàn nǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. may you; wish you; hope you [written and colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    但愿你那时候就告诉我真相。
    但願你那時候就告訴我真相。
    dàn yuàn nǐ nà shí hou jiù gào sù wǒ zhēn xiàng 。
    • I wish you had told me the truth then.
    • I wish that you had told me the truth then.
  2. Mandarin
    想要跟你分享他们宗教信仰的人几乎从不愿你跟他们分享你的。
    想要跟你分享他們宗教信仰的人幾乎從不願你跟他們分享你的。
    xiǎng yào gēn nǐ fēn xiǎng tā men zōng jiào xìn yǎng de rén jī hū cóng bù yuàn nǐ gēn tā men fēn xiǎng nǐ de 。
    • People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
  3. Mandarin
    但愿你去过那里。
    但願你去過那裡。
    dàn yuàn nǐ qù guò nà li 。
    • I wish you had been there.
  4. Mandarin
    我宁愿你待在家里。
    我寧願你待在家裡。
    wǒ nìng yuàn nǐ dài zài jiā lǐ 。
    • I'd rather you stayed at home.
  5. Mandarin
    但愿你可以跟我们一起来。
    但願你可以跟我們一起來。
    dàn yuàn nǐ kě yǐ gēn wǒ men yī qǐ lái 。
    • I wish you could come with us.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我真系唔想生仔,但愿你明白。
    我真係唔想生仔,但願你明白。
    • I really don't want a baby. I hope you can understand.