粵

沙saa1啞aa2

simp沙哑
saa1 aa2shā yǎ

English

  1. hoarse; husky; raspy
  2. (of voice) coarse

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 聲沙;講嘢把聲好坼

Examples

  • 個女仔沉默咗一陣,但係之後用略帶沙啞嘅高聲講:「大澤先生,你唔鍾意我,係咪?」

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 他們全都叫到沙啞了。

    They were all hoarse from shouting.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 早上起来,嗓子变得很沙哑,我想是不是感冒了。

    I've had a scratchy throat since this morning. I wonder if I've caught a cold.

    Tatoeba · e78xx_xxx CC BY

  • 佢喉嚨好痛,聲音好沙啞。

    He has a sore throat. His voice is corase.

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

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