粵

避bei6暑syu2

bei6 syu2bì shǔ

English

  1. to be away for the summer holidays
  2. to spend a holiday at a summer resort
  3. to prevent sunstroke
  4. to be away for summer holidays; to go away from the summer heat

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 去一啲涼啲嘅地方避開夏天嘅炎熱天氣

Examples

  • 喺巴黎呢啲地方,夏天有個習俗係將老婆同小朋友留喺避暑山莊,而老公由星期六晚去到星期日。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 他们去了爱丁堡避暑。

    They went to Edinburgh to escape from the summer heat.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 輕井澤是著名的避暑勝地。

    Karuizawa is famous as a summer resort.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 每年夏天,我哋都會去海邊避暑。

    Every summer, we retreat to the seaside, away from summer heat.

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

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