粵

發faat3芽ngaa4

simp发芽
faat3 ngaa4fā yá

English

  1. (of a seed) to germinate
  2. (of a plant) to sprout; to bud
  3. (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop
  4. to germinate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 植物嘅莖部破開種子而出,係植物成長階段之一

Examples

  • 花園裡的草發芽了。

    The grass sprouts all over the garden.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 蒜头发芽了怎么办?

    What should one do with germinating garlic bulbs?

    Tatoeba · Ivanovb CC BY

  • 三日之後,啲種子終於發芽。

    Three days later, the seeds finally germinated.

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

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