粵

自zi6轉zyun3

simp自转
zi6 zyun3zì zhuàn

English

  1. (of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis
  2. to self-rotate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 以自身為中心,自己原地旋轉

Examples

  • 地球為什麼會自轉呀?

    Why does the Earth spin?

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 地球每二十四小時就會繞軸自轉一周。

    The earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 地球自轉一周需要24小時。

    It takes the Earth 24 hours to rotate once.

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

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