"yeah" meaning in Chinese

See yeah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /jɛː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} yeah
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, somewhat dated) cool; stylish Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, dated
    Sense id: en-yeah-zh-adj-sjXuKKdw Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese

Noun

IPA: /jɛː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} yeah
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) V sign (a sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Synonyms: V字手勢 (wēi-zì shǒushì), V字手势 (wēi-zì shǒushì)
    Sense id: en-yeah-zh-noun-8pl~2acu Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese, Peace, Pages with entries, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 17 2 14 30 32 2 3 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 6 83 11 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 5 84 11

Verb

IPA: /jɛː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} yeah
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to make a V sign Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-yeah-zh-verb-~v35RGKG Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese
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      ],
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          "victory",
          "victory"
        ],
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          "peace",
          "peace"
        ],
        [
          "index",
          "index"
        ],
        [
          "middle",
          "middle"
        ],
        [
          "finger",
          "finger"
        ],
        [
          "palm",
          "palm"
        ],
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          "outward",
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        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "roman": "wēi-zì shǒushì",
          "word": "V字手勢"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wēi-zì shǒushì",
          "word": "V字手势"
        }
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yē"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "yé¹"
    },
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      "word": "V字手勢"
    },
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      "roman": "wēi-zì shǒushì",
      "word": "V字手势"
    }
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