粵

綠luk6洲zau1

simp绿洲
luk6 zau1lǜ zhōu

English

  1. oasis
  2. oasis

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 荒漠入面有水源,而植物生長蓬勃嘅土地(量詞:個/塊/片)

Examples

  • 沙漠中嘅綠洲

    a figurative expression of "something good happening in bad circumstances"; literally: oasis in a desert

  • 我都跟住白髮男行入綠洲。

    Tatoeba · danyu CC BY

  • 沙漠中有綠洲。

    There is an oasis in the desert.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

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

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