粵

敗baai6壞waai6

simp败坏
baai6 waai6bài huài

English

  1. to ruin
  2. to corrupt
  3. to undermine
  4. to spoil; to corrupt; to ruin

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 陀衰,破壞,令某物惡化墮落。

Examples

  • 喺古代,以色列犯過者嘅不良影響往往敗壞成個國族,呢啲人嘅數目有時甚至仲多過嗰啲愛耶和華、努力做啱嘅事嘅人。

    In ancient times, the ill effects of Israel’s transgressors often defeated entire nations, sometimes even more numerous than those who loved Jehovah and tried to do what was right.

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  • 有啲人認為賭波合法化會敗壞社會風氣。

    Some people think that legalising football betting will corrupt social values.

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

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