粵

簡gaan2陋lau6

simp简陋
gaan2 lau6jiǎn lòu

English

  1. simple and crude
  2. simple and crude; inadequate; usually in reference to a building's facilities or equipment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 通常形容一啲建築物或者房間設備不足

Examples

  • 伯拉罕·林肯,美国第16任总统,生于肯塔基州的一个简陋的小屋里。

    Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Kentucky.

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  • 呢間工廠設備簡陋,點開工呀。

    The factory is poorly equipped, so how are we supposed to start working?

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

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