粵

暴bou6動dung6

simp暴动
bou6 dung6bào dòng

English

  1. insurrection
  2. riot
  3. rebellion
  4. riot; insurrection

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人民發起嘅暴力運動,混亂而無秩序可言,一般係以暴力或破壞嘅形式出現,針對嘅目標多數係有權勢嘅人或者有錢人。

Examples

  • 暴動開始時只有一位監獄長值班。

    There was only one warden on duty when the riot started.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 革命就是一场暴动,一场由一个阶级推翻另一个阶级的暴力行动。

    A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

    Tatoeba · maina CC BY

  • 如果政府加税兩成,真係暴動都似。

    If the government increases taxes by twenty per cent, there is a good chance it will lead to riots.

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

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