粵

斑baan1馬maa5線sin3

simp斑马线
baan1 maa5 sin3bān mǎ xiàn

English

  1. crosswalk
  2. zebra crossing; pedestrian crossing
  3. zebra crossing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 馬路嘅過路設施,由路面黑白間條紋組成,貌似斑馬紋,俾行人優先行馬路,唔使等紅綠燈(量詞:條)

Examples

  • 過斑馬線安全啲。

    It's safer to use the zebra crossing.

  • 红绿灯变红的时候,我刚好在斑马线上滑倒了。

    I slipped and fell on the crosswalk, just when the light turned red.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 信号灯变红的时候,我刚好在斑马线上滑倒了。

    I slipped and fell on the crosswalk, just when the light turned red.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

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

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