粵

單daan1薄bok6

simp单薄
daan1 bok6dān bó

English

  1. weak
  2. frail
  3. thin
  4. flimsy
  5. (of clothing) thin
  6. (of the body) thin and weak; frail

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容衣服好薄,唔太保暖
  2. 形容人好瘦同孱弱

Examples

  • 她衣衫單薄,恐會著涼。

    She wore such thin clothes that she might well catch a cold.

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  • 身形單薄

    of slight build; in poor physique

  • 佢著得好單薄。

    She was thinly clad. ----

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

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