圍wai4繞jiu5

English

1. to revolve around
2. around the outside
3. to surround; to revolve around
4. to center on (an issue)
5. to revolve around

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 包圍並且纏繞，通常指線條圍住一個中心點，形成一個圈
2. 以一件事或者話題為中心

Examples

• 佢哋嘅話題總係圍繞住學術。

  Their conversation revolves around academics。

• 呢條過山車軌圍繞住主題公園個城堡。

  This roller coaster track revolves around the castle of this amusement park. ----

• 行星圍繞恆星轉動。

  Tatoeba · tigro1973 CC BY

• 那里有许多雏菊围绕着钢铁大厦。

  There are daisies around the steel building.

  Tatoeba · pig8322 CC BY

• 我被各國語言及文字的愛好者所圍繞。

  I'm surrounded by linguaphiles!

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 这个词后来被用来指代围绕大天体的小天体。

  The word came to be used for all small heavenly bodies revolving about larger ones.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

• 地球大約每三百六十五天就會圍繞太陽旋轉一周。

  The earth makes one revolution around the sun in about 365 days.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY