粵

相soeng1傳cyun4

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soeng1 cyun4xiāng chuán

English

  1. to pass on
  2. to be rumoured; to be traditionally said
  3. to hand down
  4. tradition has it that ...
  5. according to legend

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 根據傳説或者謠言

Examples

  • 相傳呂布好靚仔㗎。

    Legend has it that warrior Lü Bu was very handsome.

  • 這些古老習俗都是一代一代相傳下來的。

    These old customs have been handed down from generation to generation.

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

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