粵

突dat6然jin4間gaan1

simp突然间
dat6 jin4 gaan1tū rán jiān

English

  1. suddenly
  2. suddenly; without warning

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 完全冇預警;意料之外而且發生得好快

Examples

  • 佢突然間笑咗岀嚟。

    All of a sudden, she began to laugh.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 個天突然間開始變黑。

    The sky suddenly began to darken.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我尋晚瞓瞓吓突然間紮醒咗。

    I woke up suddenly last night.

  • 有個後生仔突然間衝咗入嚟。

    A young man barged in unexpectedly.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 我突然間醒起個銀包漏咗喺屋企。

    It occurred to me that I had left my purse at home.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我講講吓嘢,佢就突然間收咗線。

    He suddenly hung up the phone while I was speaking.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我尋日放學返屋企嗰陣突然間落大雨。

    Yesterday I was caught in a shower on my way home from school.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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