粵

塵can4土tou2

simp尘土
can4 tou2chén tǔ

English

  1. dust
  2. dust; very fine grey earth

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 幼細嘅灰土

Examples

  • 比喻世間嘅事情

    metaphor for worldly things

  • 孩子们在尘土里游戏。

    The children were playing in the dirt.

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

  • 一團塵土與瓦礫騰空而起,在空中盤旋了數分鐘。

    A cloud of dust and debris rose and lingered in the sky for a few minutes afterward.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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