粵

禁gam3運wan6

simp禁运
gam3 wan6jìn yùn

English

  1. embargo
  2. export ban (e.g. on weapons)
  3. (of goods) prohibited from shipping
  4. embargo; to officially stop trading with another country

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 規定咗唔可以運送出入境
  2. 一個國家或者組織停止同另一個國家嘅貿易往來,作為對嗰個國家嘅懲罰

Examples

  • 禁運紡織品

    to prohibit textile from shipping

  • 美國對古巴實施禁運。

    The United States imposed an embargo on Cuba.

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

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