粵

抽cau1菸jin1

simp抽烟
cau1 jin1chōu yān

English

  1. to smoke (tobacco)
  2. to smoke (cigarettes)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 吸煙;點着香煙,然後將釋放出嚟嘅氣體用口吸入;「菸」係台灣嘅寫法

Examples

  • 我叫佢唔好食煙,佢硬係唔聽。

    我叫他別抽煙,他老是不聽。 (ngo5 giu3 taa1 bit6 cau1 jin1, taa1 lou5 si6 bat1 ting3.)

    I've told him not to smoke, but he never listens.

  • 我不會再抽菸了。

    I don't smoke any more.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 為了健康,我不再抽菸。

    I stopped smoking for the sake of my health.

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

  • 我的父親不抽菸也不喝酒。

    My father neither smokes nor drinks.

    Tatoeba · cienias CC BY

  • 我以前常抽菸,但現在我戒掉了。

    I used to smoke a lot, but now I've quit.

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

  • 你有火柴嗎?很抱歉,我不抽菸。

    "Do you have a match?" "I'm sorry, but I don't smoke."

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

  • 比起少抽菸,你何不直接把菸戒了?

    Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

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

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