粵

橋kiu4段dyun6

simp桥段
kiu4 dyun6qiáo duàn

English

  1. (cinema, literature etc) scene
  2. trope, a recurring element used in storytelling
  3. trope
  4. plot device
  5. (songwriting) bridge

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺小説、戲劇等故事創作,用嚟豐富敍述同情節嘅一啲手法同主題(量詞:條)

Examples

  • 「主角走咗入一個異世界」係好多故仔都用過嘅橋段。《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》就用咗。

    "The main protagonist having been trapped in another world" is a trope used by many stories. Alice's Adventure in Wonderland has used it.

  • 在他的文章中总是有太多肤浅的桥段。

    There was always too much superfluous writing in his essays.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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