粵

海hoi2嘯siu3

simp海啸
hoi2 siu3hoi2 siu6hǎi xiào

English

  1. tsunami
  2. tsunami; seismic sea wave

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 海底板塊移動或海面承受極大衝擊而形成嘅巨浪,具極大破壞力(量詞:場)

Examples

  • 我哋喺現時嘅金融海嘯中學到嘅教訓係,華爾街永遠唔應該繁榮,而主街就受苦。 我哋唔好唔記得呢樣嘢。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 海嘯襲擊日本。

    Tsunami hit Japan.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 海啸的警报解除了。

    The tsunami alert was cancelled.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 海啸来了,密切注意啊。

    A tsunami is coming, so please be on the alert.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 海嘯席捲稻田, 淹沒了城鎮。

    Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 日本發生規模8.9的強烈地震, 引發強大海嘯。

    An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 地震發生之後,隨即引起海嘯。

    A tsunami came soon after the earthquake.

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

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