粵

動dung6土tou2

simp动土
dung6 tou2dòng tǔ

English

  1. to break ground (prior to building sth)
  2. to start building
  3. to break the ground to start a construction project

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 挖地以開始建築工程

Examples

  • 動土儀式

    ground breaking ceremony

  • 期待哩,香港首個全天候水上樂園今日正式動土喇!

    (We) simply cannot wait any longer, the construction of the first ever all-weather water park in Hong Kong starts today!

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

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