借詞
simp借词ze3 ci4jiè cí
English
- loanword
- loanword
- pretext
- to make excuses
粵語 — Cantonese
- 從外語借入嘅詞彙(量詞:個)
- 為咗推卸或者逃避責任,所以揾藉口、作理由
Examples
呢篇論文探討香港粵語借詞嘅聲調規律。
This essay studies the tonal patterns in Hong Kong Cantonese loanwords.
呢篇文講到廣東話由英文借詞嗰陣,啲字詞嘅音會點變,即係「呢個英文嘅音,嚟到粵語嘅時候會變成粵語嘅邊個音」。
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk