粵

應jing3聲sing1

simp应声
jing3 sing1jing3 seng1yìng shēng

English

  1. an answering voice
  2. to answer a voice
  3. to respond
  4. to copy a voice
  5. to parrot
  6. with loud echoes
  7. to react to a sound cue

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容所在環境會令聲音回音好大
  2. 因應聲音而作出反應

Examples

  • 馬戲團隻馬騮一聽到音樂就應聲起舞。

    The circus monkey jerks into action as soon as the music starts.

  • 呢啲嘢我哋轉個地方先講啦,呢度好應聲㗎。

    Let's go somewhere else to talk about these things. The echoes are quite loud here.

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

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