粵

罹lei4難naan6

simp罹难
lei4 naan6lí nàn

English

  1. to die in an accident or disaster
  2. to be killed in an accident (a formal expression)
  3. to be killed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因災難身亡,係比較正式嘅講法

Examples

  • 今次空難,相信全機二百人罹難,無人生還。

    All 200 people aboard the plane are believed dead, with no survivors.

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

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