粵

枯fu1萎wai2

fu1 wai2kū wěi

English

  1. to wilt
  2. to wither
  3. wilted
  4. withered
  5. drained
  6. enervated
  7. exhausted
  8. to wither; to wilt

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 植物因為缺少水分或營養而謝咗;乾枯、凋萎

Examples

  • 鲜花因缺水而枯萎

    The flowers withered for want of water.

    Tatoeba · jenny123 CC BY

  • 所有花園裡的花朵都枯萎了。

    All the flowers in the garden withered.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我花園裏的花在寒冷的天氣下枯萎了。

    The flowers in my garden have withered in the cold.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢度太耐冇落雨,啲花都枯萎晒。

    This place hasn't rained for a long time, the flowers are all wilted.

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

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