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願 (jyun6) — vow (made before Buddha or a god) in Cantonese

jyunˍ₆願
简 愿
Mandarin Pinyin: yuan4

Meaning of 願

nounvow (made before Buddha or a god)
nounbe willing; be ready; wish to
nounwish; hope; desire; aspiration
noun(noun) 1. Wish; (adjective) Voluntary

Example Sentences with 願

haiˍ₆係zanˉ¹真ge3,嘅，ngoˏ₅我hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以saiˍ₆誓jyunˍ₆願gaa˗₃㗎。
It's true I swear!
jyunˍ₆願tinˉ¹天wo4,和，gaaˉ¹家hingˉ¹興wong6.旺。
May heaven be in harmony and the family prosper.
janˎ₄人ziˍ₆出ceotˉ¹自jyun6.願。
People volunteer willingly.
jyunˍ₆願leiˍ₆罹naanˎ₄難zeˊ²者onˉ¹安sikˉ¹息
May the deceased rest in peace.
neiˏ₅你cingˎ₄情ngoˏ₅我jyunˍ₆願
Mutual consent.
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Words Containing 願

寧願ning4 jyun6/2
would rather, better [Syn.] 寧可 [粵]: 情願
一廂情願jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6
a wish expressed by one side
情願cing4 jyun2
willingness, would rather (agree to X than Y)
願賭服輸jyun6 dou2 fuk6 syu1
accept defeat with grace; handle defeat with dignity; lit. if you agree to gamble you must be ready to accept losing
兩相情願loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6
by mutual agreement; by the consent of two willing parties
封官許願fung1 gun1 heoi2 jyun6
to offer official posts and make lavish promises (said as a pejorative)
自願提早退休計劃zi6 jyun6 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1 gai3 waak6
voluntary early retirement package
不情願bat1 cing4 jyun2
to be unwilling
如願以償jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4
to be rewarded with what one hoped for; to receive what one had been hoping for
得償所願dak1 soeng4 so2 jyun6
to achieve a desire
願意jyun6 ji3
to be willing (to do something) | [粵]: 䎺 (zai3)
心願sam1 jyun6
desire; goal

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