講〔讲〕 gong² {jiǎng}

(verb) to tell

講〔讲〕 gong² {jiǎng}

1. to speak
2. to explain
3. to negotiate
4. to emphasise
5. to be particular about
6. as far as sth is concerned
7. speech
8. lecture

講波〔讲-〕 gong² bo¹ {jiǎng bō}

football commentatory (spoken)

講情〔讲-〕 gong² cing⁴ {jiǎng qíng}

To intercede; to plead for somebody; to ask for leniency for somebody;

講法〔讲-〕 gong² faat³ {jiǎng fa}

way of saying something; wording

講假〔讲-〕 gong² gaa² {jiǎng jiǎ}

tell a lie

講古〔讲-〕 gong² gu² {jiǎng gǔ}

telling stories (spoken)

講故〔讲-〕 gong² gu³ {jiǎng gù}

Storytelling

講嘢〔讲-〕 gong² je⁵ {jiǎng yě}

talking (spoken)

講實〔讲实〕 gong² sat⁶ {jiǎng shí}

confirm (spoken)

講手〔讲-〕 gong² sau² {jiǎng shǒu}

martial art contest; sparring

講笑〔讲-〕 gong² siu³ {jiǎng xiào}

(verb) kidding; to joke

講數〔讲数〕 gong² sou³ {jiǎng shù}

negotiation to settle issue(s) or problem(s) between two parties (at least two); to haggle; to negotiate

講書〔讲书〕 gong² syu¹ {jiǎng shū}

teaching (spoken)

講真〔讲-〕 gong² zan¹ {jiǎng zhēn}

tell the truth (spoken)

講辭〔讲辞〕 gong² ci⁴ {jiǎng cí}

lectures

講桌〔讲-〕 gong² coek³ {jiǎng zhuō}

1. lectern
2. podium

講到〔讲-〕 gong² dou³ {jiǎng dào}

to talk about sth

講道〔讲-〕 gong² dou⁶ {jiǎng dào}

1. to preach
2. a sermon

講課〔讲课〕 gong² fo³ {jiǎng kè}

1. teach
2. lecture

講價〔讲价〕 gong² gaa³ {jiǎng jià}

1. to bargain (over price)
2. to haggle

講解〔讲-〕 gong² gaai² {jiǎng jiě}

to explain

講究〔讲-〕 gong² gau³ {jiǎng jiu}

1. to pay particular attention to
2. carefully selected for quality
3. tastefully chosen

講學〔讲学〕 gong² hok⁶ {jiǎng xué}

to lecture (on branch of learning)

講義〔讲义〕 gong² ji⁶ {jiǎng yì}

teaching materials

講演〔讲-〕 gong² jin² {jiǎng yǎn}

1. to lecture
2. to speak publicly

講筵〔讲-〕 gong² jin⁴ {jiǎng yán}

the teacher's seat

講求〔讲-〕 gong² kau⁴ {jiǎng qiú}

1. to stress
2. to emphasize
3. particular about sth
4. to strive for

講理〔讲-〕 gong² lei⁵ {jiǎng lǐ}

1. to argue
2. to reason with sb
3. to talk sense
4. to be reasonable

講論〔讲论〕 gong² leon⁶ {jiǎng lùn}

to discuss

講明〔讲-〕 gong² ming⁴ {jiǎng míng}

to explain

講評〔讲评〕 gong² ping⁴ {jiǎng píng}

1. to criticize
2. to evaluate

講授〔讲-〕 gong² sau⁶ {jiǎng shòu}

1. to lecture
2. to teach (a college course)

講述〔讲-〕 gong² seot⁶ {jiǎng shù}

1. to talk about
2. to narrate
3. to give an account

講師〔讲师〕 gong² si¹ {jiǎng shī}

1. instructor
2. lecturer

講史〔讲-〕 gong² si² {jiǎng shǐ}

historical tales

講壇〔讲坛〕 gong² taan⁴ {jiǎng tán}

a platform (to speak)

講題〔讲题〕 gong² tai⁴ {jiǎng tí}

topic of a lecture

講臺〔讲台〕 gong² toi⁴ {jiǎng tái}

1. platform
2. rostrum
3. lectern
4. (teacher's) desk

講堂〔讲-〕 gong² tong⁴ {jiǎng táng}

1. lecture hall
2. CL: 家,間

講話〔讲话〕 gong² waa⁶ {jiǎng huà}

1. a speech
2. to speak
3. to talk
4. to address
5. CL: 個

講和〔讲-〕 gong² wo⁴ {jiǎng hé}

1. to make peace
2. to reconcile

講習〔讲习〕 gong² zaap⁶ {jiǎng xí}

1. to lecture
2. to instruct

講座〔讲-〕 gong² zo⁶ {jiǎng zuò}

1. a course of lectures
2. CL: 個

講波佬〔讲--〕 gong² bo¹ lou² {jiǎng bō lǎo}

football commentators

講粗口〔讲--〕 gong² cou¹ hau² {jiǎng cū kǒu}

swearing

講大話〔讲-话〕 gong² daai⁶ waa⁶ {jiǎng dà huà}

(verb) to lie; to fib

講電話〔讲电话〕 gong² din⁶ waa² {jiǎng diàn huà}

Talking on the phone

講到尾〔讲--〕 gong² dou³ mei⁵ {jiǎng dào wěi}

after all

講到話〔讲-话〕 gong² dou³ waa⁶ {jiǎng dào huà}

as for; with regards to

講道理〔讲--〕 gong² dou⁶ lei⁵ {jiǎng dào lǐ}

To reason things out

講道理〔讲--〕 gong² dou⁶ lei⁵ {Jiǎng dào li}

to reason things out; to reason with

講古仔〔讲--〕 gong² gu² zai² {jiǎng gǔ zǐ}

to tell a story

講故仔〔讲--〕 gong² gu³ zai² {jiǎng gù zǐ}

Storytelling

講吓笑〔讲--〕 gong² haa⁵ siu³ {jiǎng xià xiào}

to joke

講口齒〔讲-齿〕 gong² hau² ci² {jiǎng kǒu chǐ}

to keep to one's words

講人事〔讲--〕 gong² jan⁴ si² {jiǎng rén shì}

to be particular about one's connections; it's all about contacts / relationships / networking

講耶穌〔讲-稣〕 gong² je⁴ sou¹ {Jiǎng Yē sū}

(verb) to preach; to lecture; to bull shit about (usually when referring to talk that others are not interested in or they consider to be a waste of time)

講耶穌〔讲-稣〕 gong² je⁴ sou¹ {jiǎng Yē sū}

to preach; to lecture

講漏嘴〔讲--〕 gong² lau⁶ zeoi² {jiǎng lòu zuǐ}

blurt out

講心啫〔讲--〕 gong² sam¹ ze¹ {jiǎng xīn zē}

to treat a person with sincerity; be loyal in friendship; to carry one's heart upon one's sleeve; to confide in someone

講是非〔讲--〕 gong² si⁶ fei¹ {jiǎng shì fēi}

gossiping

講數口〔讲数-〕 gong² sou³ hau² {jiǎng shù kǒu}

negotiating the terms or the price; to haggle

講說話〔讲说话〕 gong² syut³ waa⁶ {jiǎng shuō huà}

say something

講不通〔讲--〕 gong² bat¹ tung¹ {jiǎng bù tōng}

it does not make sense

講解員〔讲-员〕 gong² gaai² jyun⁴ {jiǎng jiě yuán}

guide

講閒話〔讲闲话〕 gong² haan⁴ waa² {jiǎng xián huà}

1. to gossip
2. to make unfavorable comments

講義氣〔讲义气〕 gong² ji⁶ hei³ {jiǎng yì qì}

1. to be loyal (to one's friends)
2. to value loyalty

講習班〔讲习-〕 gong² zaap⁶ baan¹ {jiǎng xí bān}

instructional workshop

講習會〔讲习会〕 gong² zaap⁶ wui² {jiǎng xí huì}

1. discussion forum
2. seminar
3. assembly

講打講殺〔讲-讲杀〕 gong² daa² gong² saat³ {jiǎng dǎ jiǎng shā}

violence

講得口響〔讲--响〕 gong² dak¹ hau² hoeng² {jiǎng de kǒu xiǎng}

making empty promises; exagerrating benefits (spoken)

講多錯多〔讲-错-〕 gong² do¹ co³ do¹ {jiǎng duō cuò duō}

the more one says, the more mistakes one made; a closed mouth catches no flies; the least said the better

講咁易咩〔讲---〕 gong² gam³ ji⁶ me¹ {jiǎng gān yì miē}

Easy to talk about but hard to do; easier said than done

講過算數〔讲过-数〕 gong² gwo³ syun³ sou³ {jiǎng guò suàn shù}

to keep one's words

講起又講〔讲--讲〕 gong² hei² jau⁶ gong² {jiǎng qǐ yòu jiǎng}

by the way, incidentally; since we are on the topic

講起上嚟〔讲---〕 gong² hei² soeng⁵ lei⁴ {jiǎng qǐ shàng lí}

by the way

講開又講〔讲开-讲〕 gong² hoi¹ jau⁶ gong² {jiǎng kāi yòu jiǎng}

since we are on the topic

講飲講食〔讲饮讲-〕 gong² jam² gong² sik⁶ {jiǎng yǐn jiǎng shí}

talking about food and drink

講三講四〔讲-讲-〕 gong² saam¹ gong² sei³ {jiǎng sān jiǎng sì}

gossiping

講心嗰句〔讲---〕 gong² sam¹ go² geoi³ {jiǎng xīn g5? jù}

to tell you the truth from the heart

講話有骨〔讲话--〕 gong² waa⁶ jau⁵ gwat¹ {jiǎng huà yǒu gǔ}

speech with hidden message; to hint at something

講真嗰句〔讲---〕 gong² zan¹ go² geoi³ {jiǎng zhēn g5? jù}

"seriously," ...

講得出就講〔讲---讲〕 gong² dak¹ ceot¹ zau⁶ gong² {jiǎng dé chū jiù jiǎng}

speak carelessly

講笑搵第樣〔讲-揾-样〕 gong² siu³ wan² dai⁶ joeng⁶ {jiǎng xiào wěn dì yàng}

joke about something else (spoken)

講一套做一套〔讲-----〕 gong² jat¹ tou³ zou⁶ jat¹ tou³ {jiǎng yī tào zuò yī tào}

to talk in one way and act in another; to say one thing and does another; to not practice what one preaches; to go back on one's words

講明就陳顯南〔讲--陈显-〕 gong² ming⁴ zau⁶ can⁴ hin² naam⁴ {jiǎng míng jiù chén xiǎn nán}

One will naturally understand without having to explain all the details

講嚟講去三幅被〔讲-讲----〕 gong² lai⁴ gong² heoi³ saam¹ fuk¹ pei⁵ {jiǎng lí jiǎng qù sān fú bèi}

to keep saying the same things

講就易，做就難〔讲-----难〕 gong² zau⁶ ji⁶ zou⁶ zau⁶ naan⁴ {jiǎng jiù yì , zuò jiù nán}

Easy to talk about but hard to do; easier said than done