粵

鼓gu2舞mou5

gu2 mou5gǔ wǔ

English

  1. to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
  2. (noun) Drum dance
  3. (verb) Inspire
  4. pleased; encouraged
  5. to encourage

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指狀況令人滿意,令人更有推動力
  2. 令人更有推動力去做某啲嘢,或者令人有正面嘅感覺

Examples

  • 那真令人鼓舞。

    That's encouraging.

    Tatoeba · ColawithIce CC BY

  • 我藉由聽音樂來鼓舞我自己。

    I cheered myself up by listening to music.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我们有一些令人鼓舞的消息。

    We have some encouraging news.

    Tatoeba · ColawithIce CC BY

  • 她是一个奇怪,神秘和鼓舞人心的诗人。

    She's a strange, enigmatic and inspiring poet.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 希望佢嘅故事可以鼓舞到更多人。

    Hope his/her story can encourage more people.

  • 醫生對病人嘅康復狀況感到好鼓舞。

    Doctors are very pleased with the recovery status of the patient.

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

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