粵

光gwong1環waan4

simp光环
gwong1 waan4guāng huán

English

  1. ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
  2. halo; ring ----
  3. glory

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 發光嘅環狀物體,例如傳説描述天使頭上面嘅光環;土星、木星嘅行星環都叫光環(量詞:個)
  2. 借喻功績、完成一件任務嘅榮譽

Examples

  • 土星有光環。

    Saturn has rings.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 她是一個有著性愛光環的聰明女人。

    She was an intelligent woman with an erotic aura.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 香港啲政黨淨係識出嚟搶光環。

    What the political parties in Hong Kong are good at is stealing glory from others.

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

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