粵

伸san1懶laan5腰jiu1

simp伸懒腰
san1 laan5 jiu1shēn lǎn yāo

English

  1. to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
  2. to stretch; to stretch oneself when yawning; literally: to stretch one's lazy waist

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用雙臂帶動肩背同腰部伸展;有助舒展筋骨,同時深呼吸或打喊路,提高體內嘅含氧量,令自己精神啲

Examples

  • 瞓醒覺,伸個懶腰好舒服。

    It feels so good to stretch and yawn after getting awake from sleep.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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