粵

禁gam3煙jin1

simp禁烟also written禁菸
gam3 jin1jìn yān

English

  1. to ban smoking
  2. to ban smoking
  3. to quit smoking
  4. to prohibit cooking
  5. prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 禁止食煙

Examples

  • 法定禁煙區

    Statutory No Smoking Areas

  • 公眾場所及工作間嘅禁煙措施

    smoking ban in public places and workplaces

  • 汤姆讨厌在禁烟区吸烟的人。

    Tom doesn't like people who smoke in no smoking areas.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 在美国,当你进入餐厅时,你可选择坐在吸烟区或是禁烟区。

    In the U.S., you have the option, when you enter a restaurant, to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section.

    Tatoeba · jessie0422 CC BY

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

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