粵

夾gaap3雜zaap6

simp夹杂
gaap3 zaap6jiā zá

English

  1. to mix together (disparate substances)
  2. to mix together; to blend
  3. to mingle
  4. a mix
  5. to be tangled up with

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將唔同類型嘅嘢混合一齊

Examples

  • 香港人講嘢經常夾雜英文。

    Hong Kong people always mix in English when they speak.

  • 我有啲緊張,中間夾雜些少興奮。

    I was a bit nervous with a touch of excitement.

  • 今日個天陰陰哋,風入面仲夾雜住微微雨點。

    The sky was gloomy today, and the wind carried a light drizzle.

  • 街市人聲鼎沸,夾雜住叫賣聲、收音機聲同車聲。

    The market was bustling with voices, mixed with the sounds of hawking, radios, and traffic.

  • 好多廣東歌都係粵音合樂入文,行文依循官話白話文詞彙同語法,間中夾雜下啲粵語詞彙。

    In many Cantopop songs, melodies are matched with lyrics in Cantonese pronunciation yet written based on Mandarin vocabulary and grammar, with only occasional Cantonese expressions mixed in.

  • 他說話夾雜著台灣口音。

    He spoke with a Taiwanese accent mixed in.

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

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