ABC [－－－]

Jyutping ei1 bi1 si1
Pinyin abc

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、外來語
    美國​出生​嘅​華​人
    American-born Chinese
    • 佢諗住扮ABC。
      佢谂住扮ABC。
      keoi5 nam2 zyu6 baan6 ei1 bi1 si1.
      He intends to pretend as an American-born Chinese.
  2. 名詞、外來語
    借代​英文字母
    English alphabets
    • 咪玩啦，佢連ABC都唔認得。
      咪玩啦，佢连ABC都唔认得。
      mai5 waan2 laa1, keoi5 lin4 ei1 bi1 si1 dou1 m4 jing6 dak1.
      Give me a break. He can't even recognize the letters.
  3. 名詞、外來語
    某個範​疇​嘅​基​礎​知​識
    basic knowledge about a discipline or profession
    • 音樂ABC
      音乐ABC
      jam1 ngok6 ei1 bi1 si1
      the ABCs of music
    • 識得睇地圖係研究地理科嘅ABC。
      识得睇地图系研究地理科嘅ABC。
      sik1 dak1 tai2 dei6 tou4 hai6 jin4 gau3 dei6 lei5 fo1 ge3 ei1 bi1 si1.
      Reading the map is a basic ability when studying geography.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢谂住扮ABC。
    佢諗住扮ABC。
    keoi5 nam2 zyu6 baan6 ei1 bi1 si1.
    • He intends to pretend as an American-born Chinese.
  2. Cantonese
    咪玩啦，佢连ABC都唔认得。
    咪玩啦，佢連ABC都唔認得。
    mai5 waan2 laa1, keoi5 lin4 ei1 bi1 si1 dou1 m4 jing6 dak1.
    • Give me a break. He can't even recognize the letters.
  3. Cantonese
    音乐ABC
    音樂ABC
    jam1 ngok6 ei1 bi1 si1
    • the ABCs of music
  4. Cantonese
    识得睇地图系研究地理科嘅ABC。
    識得睇地圖係研究地理科嘅ABC。
    sik1 dak1 tai2 dei6 tou4 hai6 jin4 gau3 dei6 lei5 fo1 ge3 ei1 bi1 si1.
    • Reading the map is a basic ability when studying geography.
  5. Cantonese
    「ABC剧团」公演好难扑飞。
    「ABC劇團」公演好難撲飛。
    • It's hard to get a ticket of the ABC Theater's latest show.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他年约18岁的大女儿在四排坡医院（中央医院）做密司（护士），穿起白色制服上班很神气，和一般读红毛书识ABC受英文教育的人一样，自以为高人一等。
    他年約18歲的大女兒在四排坡醫院（中央醫院）做密司（護士），穿起白色制服上班很神氣，和一般讀紅毛書識ABC受英文教育的人一樣，自以為高人一等。
    tā nián yuē １８ suì de dà nǚ ér zài sì pái pō yī yuàn （ zhōng yāng yī yuàn ） zuò mì sī （ hù shì ） ， chuān qǐ bái sè zhì fú shàng bān hěn shén qì ， hé yī bān dú hóng máo shū shí ＡＢＣ shòu yīng wén jiào yù de rén yī yàng ， zì yǐ wèi gāo rén yī děng ．
    • His eldest daughter, who is about 18 years old, is a nurse at the General Hospital. Wearing a white uniform to work, she looks cocky, just like anyone who has studied the white man's books, knows their ABCs, educated in English, thinking that she is superior to others.