粵

沸fai3騰tang4

simp沸腾
fai3 tang4fèi téng

English

  1. (of a liquid) to boil
  2. (of sentiments etc) to boil over
  3. to flare up
  4. to be impassioned
  5. (of sentiments) to boil over; to erupt; to become impassioned; to flare up

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 意見好多好熱烈

Examples

  • 水沸腾后变为蒸汽。

    Water turns into steam when it is boiled.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 水在攝氏100度沸騰。

    Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 听到这个让我感觉热血沸腾。

    It made my blood boil to hear that.

    Tatoeba · popolady CC BY

  • 我們的老師說水到了一百度就會沸騰。

    Our teacher said that water boils at 100°C.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 罗纳尔多以他的倒勾球而闻名。当他展示倒勾球的时候,球迷们都沸腾了。

    Ronaldo is famous for his bicycle kick. When he does it, the fans go crazy.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

  • 民怨沸騰

    popular grievances reach a boiling point

  • 工地上人聲沸騰。

    The construction site is astir with a boisterous crowd.

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

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