粵

航hong4空hung1母mou5艦laam6

simp航空母舰
hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6háng kōng mǔ jiàn

English

  1. aircraft carrier (CL:艘[sou1])
  2. (fig.) juggernaut
  3. aircraft carrier; carrier; flattop

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 可以搭載戰鬥機等各式飛機嘅大型軍艦;有廣闊嘅飛行甲板,畀各種飛機升降,而多數母艦本身只有少量防禦武裝,攻擊就要靠艦載機(量詞:艘)

Examples

  • 中國有能力摧毀你們的航空母艦。

    China has the means to destroy your aircraft carriers.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 华盛顿的新保守主义者不该把航空母舰放到离俄罗斯和中国太近的地方。这两个国家有能粉碎它们的武器。

    Washington's neocons should not push their aircraft carriers too close to Russia and China. These two countries have the weapons they need to pulverize them.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

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

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