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解gaai2救gau3

gaai2 gau3jiě jiù

English

  1. to rescue
  2. to help out of difficulties
  3. to save the situation
  4. to save; to rescue; to remedy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 幫一啲嘢脱離困境,或者威脅生命嘅危機

Examples

  • 他们被直升机解救。

    They were rescued by helicopter.

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  • 消防員衝入火場解救被困嘅市民。

    Firefighters dashed into the fire to rescue the trapped citizens.

  • 談判咗好耐,歐盟終於肯解救希臘嘅經濟困局。

    After months of negotiation, European Union finally agrees to rescue Greece from an economic crisis.

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

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