粵

緩wun6衝cung1

simp缓冲
wun6 cung1huǎn chōng

English

  1. buffer
  2. to cushion
  3. to adjust to sharp changes
  4. to absorb the shock; to cushion; to buffer

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 減低衝擊力;減慢或者減弱進行緊嘅事物

Examples

  • 在大博弈期間,阿富汗是一個緩衝國。

    During the Great Game, Afghanistan was a buffer state.

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  • 呢度起緊一個緩衝區嚟隔音。

    They're building a buffer zone here to reduce the traffic noise.

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

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