粵

交gaau1火fo2

gaau1 fo2jiāo huǒ

English

  1. to exchange fire; to engage in a firefight
  2. (fig.) to clash verbally; to exchange sharp criticism
  3. firefight

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 發生槍戰;敵對嘅兩組人互相用槍炮向對方射擊

Examples

  • 警察已經同賊人交火咗十分鐘。

    It has been ten minutes since the start of the firefight between the police and the thief.

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

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