粵

沼ziu2氣hei3

simp沼气
ziu2 hei3zhǎo qì

English

  1. marsh gas
  2. methane CH4
  3. biogas; marsh gas; sewer gas

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有機物質喺缺乏氧氣嘅環境之下,分解釋放出嘅氣體;主要係甲烷、二氧化碳同硫化氫構成,同煤氣相似,係易燃嘅氣體,有機會爆炸,而且硫化氫係有毒嘅

Examples

  • 兩名渠務工人吸入沼氣一度命危。

    Two sanitation workers inhaled sewer gas and almost died.

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

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