粵

災zoi1害hoi6

simp灾害
zoi1 hoi6zāi hài

English

  1. calamity
  2. disaster
  3. damage caused by calamities or disasters

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對人類生存環境造成威脅嘅事物總稱(量詞:場)

Examples

  • 這是環境災害。

    It's an environmental disaster.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我们必须始终为灾害做好准备。

    We must always be prepared for disasters.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 由于特大海啸的灾害,核能融炉遭受损害,造成了原子能发电站爆炸。

    Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant.

    Tatoeba · yutaka CC BY

  • 自然災害

    natural disaster

  • 蝗蟲帶嚟嘅災害

    damage brought by locusts

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

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