粵

下haa6流lau4

haa6 lau4xià liú

English

  1. lower course of a river
  2. low-class
  3. mean and lowly
  4. vulgar
  5. obscene
  6. lower reaches (of a river)
  7. downflow
  8. obscene; dirty; mean-spirited
  9. of lower class

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (河川嘅)下游
  2. 向下流動嘅
  3. 品格低下嘅;通常形容同色情有關嘅嘢,或者不知羞恥嘅人,有負面意思
  4. 地位卑微嘅、階層低下嘅

Examples

  • 河從橋下流過。

    The river flows under the bridge.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 开口要有礼貌,不讲下流话。

    One must be respectful when speaking, and not say obscene things.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 我不讨厌听你说些下流的话。

    I like it when you talk dirty to me!

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 水從噴泉中湧出,在溪流中向下流,在溪澗中奔走,在池塘中安定,在河流中順勢流,在漩渦中迴旋,並形成沼澤。

    Water springs out of a fountain, flows downwards in a brook, runs in a beck, stands in a pond, glides in the stream, is whirled about in a whirlpool and causes fens.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 下流管

    down pipe ----

  • 下流無恥

    low and shameless ----

  • 下流階層

    lower class

  • 自甘下流

    x

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

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