(pos:名詞)
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yue:客觀存在嘅事實同狀況；唔係幻想出嚟嘅世界
eng:reality; actuality
<eg>
yue:現實生活 (jin6 sat6 sang1 wut6)
eng:real life
<eg>
yue:面對現實 (min6 deoi3 jin6 sat6)
eng:to face reality; to face the facts
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yue:佢必須面對現實嘅挑戰。 (keoi5 bit1 seoi1 min6 deoi3 jin6 sat6 ge3 tiu1 zin3.)
eng:He must face the challenges of reality.
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yue:理想同現實往往有好大差距。 (lei5 soeng2 tung4 jin6 sat6 wong5 wong5 jau5 hou2 daai6 caa1 keoi5.)
eng:There is often a huge gap between ideals and reality.

(pos:形容詞)
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yue:只顧實際利益，缺乏理想或者人情味
eng:realistic; practical; materialistic; calculating
<eg>
yue:佢份人好現實，唔會同你講感情。 (keoi5 fan6 jan4 hou2 jin6 sat6, m4 wui5 tung4 nei5 gong2 gam2 cing4.)
eng:He is very calculating and won't let personal feelings get in the way.
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yue:呢個社會好現實嘅，邊有真心朋友㗎。 (ni1 go3 se5 wui2 hou2 jin6 sat6 ge3, bin1 jau5 zan1 sam1 pang4 jau5 gaa3?)
eng:Society is very materialistic; true friends are hard to come by.