粵

崛gwat6起hei2

gwat6 hei2jué qǐ

English

  1. to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
  2. to tower over
  3. to spring up
  4. to emerge suddenly
  5. the emergence (e.g. of a power)
  6. to rise abruptly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻地位攀升

Examples

  • 中國同埋香港經濟嘅崛起令到對學習粵語嘅興趣增加,因為粵語經常視為理解中國同埋香港文化同社會嘅門戶。

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  • 呢個明星近年來崛起得好快。

    In recent years, this star has risen very quickly

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

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