粵

滅mit6絕zyut6

simp灭绝
mit6 zyut6miè jué

English

  1. to become extinct; to die out
  2. to lose (sth abstract) completely
  3. to exterminate
  4. to wipe out; to exterminate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 完全、徹底消滅

Examples

  • 美洲印第安人嘅後代會永遠記得導致佢哋喺祖先嘅土地上完全噉被滅絕晒,無論其他人唱啲咩歌關於美國歷史嘅「光輝」。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 愚鸠是已灭绝的动物。

    The dodo is an extinct animal.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 恐龙好久以前就灭绝了。

    Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 渡渡鸟是已灭绝的动物。

    The dodo is an extinct animal.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 这是一个濒临灭绝的物种。

    It is an endangered species.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 渡渡鳥是已經滅絕的物種。

    The dodo is an already extinct species.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 種族滅絕

    genocide

  • 滅絕人性

    to be brutal and devoid of humanity

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

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