解 (gaai2) — untie; separate; cut apart in Cantonese
gaaiˊ²解Mandarin Pinyin: jie3
Meaning of 解
noununtie; separate; cut apart
nounrelieve; dispel; solve
nounexplain; interpret; elucidate
nounsend under guard; escort
noun(verb) escort
Example Sentences with 解
唔知點解呢排成日都頭痛呀。
I don't know why I've been getting so many headaches lately.
ngoˏ₅我zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mˎ₄唔mingˎ₄明baakˍ₆白keoiˏ₅佢dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解gamˊ²噉joengˊ²樣zouˍ₆做aa˗₃呀。
I really don't understand why he acts/behaves like this.
點解佢冇女朋友？生得唔靚仔囉!
Why doesn't he have a girlfriend? Because he's not handsome, of course!
雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.
我同你冇仇噃，點解次次省波餅我食呢？
I didn't do anything to piss you off. Why are you throwing/kicking/[whatever action is appropriate] the ball at my body every time?
Words Containing 解
解放gaai2 fong3
to free; to liberate; freedom; liberation
解讀gaai2 duk6
decipher, decode
解剖室gaai2 pau2 sat1
a dissecting room
保護解除bou2 wu6 gaai2 ceoi4
to unprotect
解僱gaai2 gu3
to fire; to sack; to dismiss | [粵]: 炒魷魚
聽解ting1 gaai2
listening comprehension
冰消瓦解bing1 siu1 ngaa5 gaai2
melt like ice and break like tiles; disintegrate; dissolve
解放虎gaai2 fong3 fu2
The Liberation Tigers (of Tamil Eelam)
了解liu5 gaai2
to understand (also written as 瞭解)
註解zyu3 gaai2
comment
解渴gaai2 hot3
to quench thirst
解密gaai2 mat6
decrypt ; decipher
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