粵

吸kap1煙jin1

simp吸烟also written吸菸
kap1 jin1xī yān

English

  1. to smoke
  2. to smoke a cigarette
  3. to smoke (cigarettes) (used in more formal contexts)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 「食煙」嘅正式啲嘅講法

Examples

  • 非吸煙區

    no-smoking area

  • 禁止吸煙

    no smoking

  • 吸煙足以致命

    Smoking kills

  • 我想坐非吸煙區。

    I would like to sit in the non-smoking section.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔該要張非吸煙區嘅枱吖。

    We'd like a table in the non-smoking section.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我哋發起咗一個發吸煙運動。

    We started a campaign against smoking.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢房間係禁止吸煙。

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 你吸烟吗?

    Do you smoke?

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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