粵

臨lam4終zung1

simp临终
lam4 zung1lín zhōng

English

  1. approaching death; on one's deathbed
  2. (euphe.) at the end of one's life; just before death

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 委婉咁表示臨死之前,臨到生命終結嘅時候

Examples

  • 個富翁臨終前將佢嘅遺產捐晒俾慈善機構。

    The wealthy man donated all his inheritance to charities just before his death.

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

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