氾faan3濫laam6

English

1. to overflow; to inundate; to flood
2. flooding; spreading; overflowing
3. to flood; to overflow
4. (fig.) to proliferate unchecked
5. excessive and out of control

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 水道入邊嘅水唔受控制咁流動而溢出
2. 引申指唔受控制咁過量擴散

Examples

• 河水泛濫

  river overflow

• 槍械泛濫

  firearms are out of control

• 洪水氾濫，令唔少人喪失家園。

  The flooding has caused many people to lose their homes. ----

• 大雨使河水泛滥。

  The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 颱風造成了河水氾濫。

  The typhoon caused the river to flood.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY