粵

俘fu1虜lou5

simp俘虏
fu1 lou5fú lǔ

English

  1. to take prisoner
  2. (noun) Hostage
  3. to hold somebody captive
  4. captive; prisoner of war
  5. a captive (usu. a prisoner of war)
  6. to capture hearts; to captivate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 活捉敵人並且剝奪佢哋嘅自由
  2. 被己方活捉而剝奪自由嘅敵人(量詞:名/個)
  3. 引申得到人嘅中意或者歡心

Examples

  • 我寧願死都唔做俘虜。

    I would rather be killed than captured.

  • 我個心已經畀佢俘虜咗。

    She captured my heart.

  • 今次行動俘虜咗敵方嘅首腦。

    We successfully hold the enemy's head as our prisoner. ----

  • 呢間舖嘅隱世邪惡拉絲芝士撻俘虜咗唔少港男港女,日日都大排長龍。

    The cheese recipe of this lesser-known restaurant captivated many Hong Kong men and women. Long queues form every day.

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

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