搖jiu4籃laam4

English

1. cradle (for a baby)
2. (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
3. cradle; a baby's bed that is usually capable of being rocked back and forth to facilitate sleeping ----unreviewed?
4. "cradle", a metaphor for being the place of origin and development of somethingunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 嬰兒嘅牀，可以順住一條軸左右搖動，氹細路瞓覺unreviewed?
2. 一樣嘢嘅發源地；孕育出一樣嘢嘅環境unreviewed?

Examples

• 嬰兒在搖籃中睡覺。

  The baby was sleeping in the cradle.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 宝宝在摇篮里入睡了。

  The baby fell asleep in the cradle.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 搖籃裡學的帶到墳墓。

  What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 嬰兒正在搖籃裡睡覺。

  The baby is sleeping in the cradle.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 一個嬰兒在搖籃裡睡覺。

  A baby is sleeping in the cradle.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY