粵

掉diu6轉zyun3

simp掉转
diu6 zyun3diào zhuǎn

English

  1. to turn around
  2. to change; to exchange; to swap
  3. to turn round; to turn inside out; to turn upside down

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係掉換;你畀一樣嘢人,人哋將一樣嘢畀你
  2. 將方向變成相反

Examples

  • 啲嘢掉轉曬。

    Everything is upside down.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 乜都掉轉曬。

    Everything is upside down.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 所有嘢掉轉曬。

    Everything is upside down.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 將以下講嘅嘢左同右掉轉都得。

    You can also reverse what is said below left and right.

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 「啲字母冚辦爛左右掉轉晒嘅!」「梗係唔係啦,呢啲係俄文嚟㗎,俄文啲字母就係咁寫㗎喇。」

    "Those letters are all the wrong way around!" "No, it's supposed to be like that, it's Russian."

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 掉轉身

    to turn one's body round

  • 掉轉係你會點諗?

    What do you think (if you were involved in)?

  • 我同阿明掉轉位嚟坐。

    I exchanged seats with Ming. ----

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

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