粵

安on1撫fu2

simp安抚
on1 fu2ān fǔ

English

  1. to placate
  2. to pacify
  3. to appease
  4. to appease somebody who is unhappy or dissatisfied; to pacify; to calm down

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 做或者講一啲嘢,去平伏其他人負面嘅情緒

Examples

  • 他在安撫他的母親。

    He's consoling his mother.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 母亲安抚着她在哭的婴儿

    The mother was quieting her crying baby.

    Tatoeba · yici CC BY

  • 喺災難之後,最重要嘅係安撫災民驚惶不安嘅情緒。

    After the disaster, the most important thing to do now is to calm down the scared feelings of the victims.

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

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