粵

細sai3菌kwan2

simp细菌
sai3 kwan2xì jūn

English

  1. bacterium
  2. germ
  3. germ; bacterium

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種可以自行分裂繁殖嘅單細胞生物,通常指會導致疾病嘅(量詞:隻/種)

Examples

  • 大菌食細菌,細菌當補品。

    It may not be clean, but you won't get sick from eating it.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 乳酸菌係幾頑強嘅細菌,就算凍咗,佢哋都只係冬眠,一解凍就可以復活得。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 细菌微小到无法用肉眼看到。

    Bacteria are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 手机如同马桶一样被细菌污染。

    A cell phone is as contaminated with bacteria as a toilet is.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 細菌感染

    bacterial infection

  • 出完街返屋企一定要洗手,洗走啲細菌。

    It is a must to wash our hands when we arrive home so as to wash away germs.

  • 個扶手咁多人掂過,好多細菌㗎!返到屋企記住洗手。

    Many people have touched the handrail, and there are a lot of bacteria. Remember to wash your hands when you get home.

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

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