粵

空hung1氣hei3

simp空气
hung1 hei3kōng qì

English

  1. air
  2. air, the gas that forms the atmosphere
  3. atmosphere

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 畀地球引力牽制住嘅氣體,形成咗大氣層,主要由氮氣同氧氣組成,對生物極之重要

Examples

  • 宇宙裏面係無空氣嘅。

    There is no air in space.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 啲空氣俾廢氣污染咗。

    The air was polluted by exhaust gas.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 郊外嘅空氣真係零舍新鮮。

    The air in countryside is so much fresher.

  • 悉尼噶空气比东京噶干净。

    The air of Sydney is cleaner than that of Tokyo.

    Tatoeba · iclementine CC BY

  • 無咗空氣同水,人類就生存唔到。

    Both air and water are indispensable for life.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個地方嘅空氣污染水平好似唔係好高。

    This place seems to have relatively low levels of pollution.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 月球表面冇空氣,所以冇風,亦都冇聲音。

    Without air there can be no wind or sound on the moon.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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