粵

下haa6令ling6

haa6 ling6xià lìng

English

  1. to give an order; to issue an order
  2. to issue orders or appointments

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 落命令,叫人做某啲嘢

Examples

  • 國王下令把囚犯釋放。

    The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 要是他沒有下令做這個調查她本可以瞞天過海好多年。

    If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.

    Tatoeba · valhentai CC BY

  • 政府下令回收呢兩隻瘦身產品。

    The government ordered the recall of two slimming products.

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

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