粵

手sau2語jyu5

simp手语
sau2 jyu5shǒu yǔ

English

  1. sign language
  2. sign language made with hand, finger movements and expressions; dactylology

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用手同手指嘅動作,加以唔同表情同嘴形嚟溝通,方便聾/啞人士嘅語言(量詞:隻/種/款)

Examples

  • 識唔識手語啊?

    Do you know sign language?

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 我想學香港手語。

    I want to learn Hong Kong Sign Language.

  • 英國用嗰隻手語同美國嗰隻唔同㗎噃。

    British sign language differs from American one.

  • 聾啞的人用手語說話。

    Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 自 2025 年起,英國手語 (BSL) 將作為 GCSE 科目進行教授。

    From 2025, British Sign Language (BSL) will be taught as a GCSE subject.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 可是,手語也絕對不是萬能的,當四周太暗,或者距離太遠的時候,它就完全派不上用場。

    Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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