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巨geoi6人jan4

geoi6 jan4jù rén

English

  1. giant
  2. giant; colossus
  3. giant, figuratively people who have great achievements in their field

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 體型好大嘅人(量詞:個)
  2. 引申指一個行業入面有出色成就嘅人(量詞:名/位/個)

Examples

  • 独眼巨人有多少个眼睛?

    How many eyes had the Cyclops?

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  • 黃霑係香港填詞界嘅巨人。

    James Wong was a great Hong Kong lyricist.

  • 巨人係神話成日出現嘅人物。

    Giants always appear in myths. ----

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

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