粵

發faat3抖dau2

simp发抖
faat3 dau2fā dǒu

English

  1. to tremble
  2. to shake
  3. to shiver
  4. (body) to shake because one is frightened, nervous, cold or angry

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 身體因為恐懼、緊張、寒冷或者憤怒而抖動

Examples

  • 你还在发抖。

    You're still shivering.

    Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

  • 我的身体被冻得瑟瑟发抖。

    I'm shivering with cold.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 令人震惊的场面让他吓得发抖。

    The terrible scene made him tremble in fear.

    Tatoeba · shanghainese CC BY

  • 只跑了一點點,膝蓋就開始發抖。

    All I did was run a little and now my knees are wobbly.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 呢度實在太凍喇,大家都喺度打冷震。

    這裏實在太冷了,大家都在發抖。 (ze5 leoi5 sat6 zoi6 taai3 laang5 liu5, daai6 gaa1 dou1 zoi6 faat3 dau2.)

    It's too cold here. Everyone is shaking.

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

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