粵

捲gyun2起hei2

simp卷起
gyun2 hei2juǎn qǐ

English

  1. to roll up
  2. to curl up
  3. (of dust etc) to swirl up
  4. to cause

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令事情發生

Examples

  • 捲起你右邊的袖子。

    Roll up your right sleeve.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 湯姆捲起褲管,露出鮮紅的襪子。

    Tom rolled up his trouser legs, making his bright red socks visible.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 湯姆捲起了他的褲腿,好讓人看到他鮮紅色的襪子。

    Tom rolled up his pant legs so people could see his bright red socks.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 捲起一場政治動蕩

    to cause a political storm

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

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