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粵語辭叢

想當然

soeng2 dong1 jin4included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

從主觀理論上覺得一定係噉(通常帶貶義) (intuition; that which is expected in a subjective manner)

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辯論嘅嘢,與其想當然,倒不如訴諸實證啦!

bin6 leon6 ge3 je5, jyu5 kei4 soeng2 dong1 jin4, dou2 bat1 jyu4 sou3 zyu1 sat6 zing3 laa1!

Instead of relying on intuition, why don't you back your arguments with hard evidence?

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /sœːŋ³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

to take something for granted