點解 [点－]

Jyutping dim2 gaai2
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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 代詞
    用​嚟​問​原因​、​理由​嘅​疑​問​代​詞​；​何解​；​乜​解究
    why; how come
    • 你上個星期日點解唔嚟嘅？
      你上个星期日点解唔嚟嘅？
      nei5 soeng6 go3 sing1 kei4 jat6 dim2 gaai2 m4 lai4 ge2?
      Why didn't you come last Sunday?
    • 點解你幾時都on住line，好似唔使瞓噉嘅？
      点解你几时都on住line，好似唔使瞓噉嘅？
      dim2 gaai2 nei5 gei2 si4 dou1 on1 zyu6 laai1, hou2 ci5 m4 sai2 fan3 gam2 ge2?
      Why are you online all the time, like you don't need to sleep?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. pron, Cantonese
    why?
    (syn.) 擁啥, 做麼子, 為乜為物, 幾解, 作個乜, 做咋個, 何, 做啥子, 擁什麼, 蔣其, 作乜物, 為乜底, 為哪門, 為哪樣, 幹麼兒, 何解, 做孰事, 為咋哩, 因乜解究, 嗎介, 曷, 為啥, 因個乜, 為什乇, 做乜乇, 作乜, 胡為, 為麼, 做哪乇, 為嘛, 做事, 啥講究, 因何, 做啥, 做什麼, 因乜事幹, 幾何, 為乜, 為淡事幹, 做乜事幹, 為甚物, 妝乜, 介計, 為些哪樣, 為啥物, 因啥, 整乜嘢, 做麼, 為何呢, 何以, 為咋個, 做點高, 做什名, 奚, 做麼事, 仰解, 幹什麼, 怎作, 做乇, 因乜, 做乜, 緣何, 做咋哩, 為麼子, 為甚, 為什個, 為何, 做乜事, 為咩, 做呢, 為啥子, 為麼個, 敢咧, 幹乜勢, 為麼事, 做門, 為乜嘢, 為孰事, 是按怎, 幹嗎, 做物, 創甚物, 因乜嘢, 為甚們 formal, 咩, 乜頭路, 何故, 為物底, 為待西, 物代, 為乜事幹, 做咩, 做何, 為點高, 幹什, 何物事, 做乜計, 敢哪, 胡, 怎搞的, 怎搞, 為什哩, 乜, 做哪門, 做呢乇, 啥個講究, 傒勢, 點解, 啥體, 為乜事, 啥個路道, 啥個緣故, 蔣講, 甚們事, 𠰻們, 為什麼, 何為, 做什乇, 為麼兒, 做物事, 按怎, 為點啥, 為啥體, 因為甚, 因乜緣故, 做乜嘢, 做麼個, 敢哪誌
    • 點解會噉嘅？
      点解会噉嘅？
      dim2 gaai2 wui5 gam2 ge2?
      Why is it like this? Why does it have to be like this?
  2. phrase, Cantonese
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 點／点 (diǎn), 解.
    • 呢個結點解？／呢个结点解？
      呢个结点解？／呢个结点解？
      How is this knot untied?
  3. phrase, Cantonese
    how should … be understood? what does … mean?
    • 呢隻字點解？
      呢只字点解？
      nei1 zek3 zi6 dim2 gaai2?
      What does this word mean?
    • 請問「JJ」係點解？
      请问「JJ」系点解？
      ceng2 man6 “JJ” hai6 dim2 gaai2?
      Please tell me what "JJ" means.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 為什麼 – 为什么
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    话俾我听点解你要噉做。
    話俾我聽點解你要噉做。
    waa2 bei2 ngo5 ting1 dim2 gaai2 nei5 jiu3 gam2 zou6 。
    • Give me a reason for doing such a thing.
    • Tell me, why do you want to do something like this?
  2. Cantonese
    我明你点解唔想去喇。
    我明你點解唔想去喇。
    ngo5 ming4 nei5 dim2 gaai2 m4 soeng2 heoi3 laa3 。
    • I see why you don't want to go there.
  3. Cantonese
    唔知点解我硬系无心机做嘢。
    唔知點解我硬係無心機做嘢。
    m4 zi1 dim2 gaai2 ngo5 ngaang6 hai6 mou4 sam1 gei1 zou6 je5 。
    • For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work.
  4. Cantonese
    你知唔知呢个字点解呀？
    你知唔知呢個字點解呀？
    nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 nei4 go3 zi6 dim2 gaai2 aa3 ？
    • Do you know the meaning of this word?
  5. Cantonese
    蜜蜂针完人点解会死嘅？
    蜜蜂針完人點解會死嘅？
    mat6 fung1 zam1 jyun4 jan4 dim2 gaai2 wui2 sei2 ge3 ？
    • Why do bees die after stinging?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个镜头点解咁贵㗎？
    呢個鏡頭點解咁貴㗎？
    ni1 go3 geng3 tau4 dim2 gaai2 gam3 gwai3 gaa3?
    • Why is this lens so expensive?
  2. Cantonese
    究竟点解唧？你重未话我知噃。
    究竟點解唧？你重未話我知噃。
    gau3 ging2 dim2 gaai2 zek1? nei5 zung6 mei6 waa6 ngo5 zi1 bo3.
    • Why is it actually so? You still haven't let me know.
  3. Cantonese
    点解你哋咁fd嘅？
    點解你哋咁fd嘅？
    dim2 gaai2 nei5 dei6 gam3 fen1 ge2?
    • Why are you two so close to each other?
  4. Cantonese
    唔知点解佢部机收唔到短讯。
    唔知點解佢部機收唔到短訊。
    m4 zi1 dim2 gaai2 keoi5 bou6 gei1 sau1 m4 dou2 dyun2 seon3.
    • We have no idea why his phone cannot receive messages.
  5. Cantonese
    点解招降唔到佢㗎？
    點解招降唔到佢㗎？
    dim2 gaai2 ziu1 hong4 m4 dou2 keoi5 gaa3?
    • How come we failed to persuade her to surrender?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    明明唔系好冻，点解都仲阴阴寒咁……
    明明唔係好凍，點解都仲陰陰寒咁……
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    点解会噉嘅？
    點解會噉嘅？
    dim2 gaai2 wui5 gam2 ge2?
    • Why is it like this? Why does it have to be like this?
  2. Cantonese
    呢个结点解？／呢个结点解？
    呢個結點解？／呢个结点解？
    • How is this knot untied?
  3. Cantonese
    呢只字点解？
    呢隻字點解？
    nei1 zek3 zi6 dim2 gaai2?
    • What does this word mean?
  4. Cantonese
    请问「JJ」系点解？
    請問「JJ」係點解？
    ceng2 man6 “JJ” hai6 dim2 gaai2?
    • Please tell me what "JJ" means.