粵

案on3發faat3

simp案发
on3 faat3àn fā

English

  1. (of a crime) to occur
  2. (old) (of a crime) to be discovered
  3. to investigate a crime on the spot
  4. (news and trial) occurrence of a crime, usually used to form an expression related to the crime

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 案件發生。新聞、裁判用語

Examples

  • 案發當日

    the day of the crime

  • 案發時間

    the time of the crime

  • 案發現場

    the scene of the crime

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

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