起伏
hei2 fuk6qǐ fú
English
- to move up and down
- to undulate
- ups and downs
- to rise and to fall; to undulate
粵語 — Cantonese
- 有高有低,可以用嚟比喻心情、關係嘅變化
Examples
生活中有高低起伏。
In life there are ups and downs.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
人生充滿了高低起伏。
Life is full of ups and downs.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
獾行進時步伐穩定,身體壓得很低、貼近地面;旱獺則尤其在興奮時會疾奔,身體呈波浪狀起伏擺動。
The badger travels steadily, with its body very low and close to the ground; the marmot, especially when excited, gallops along, with undulatory movements of the body.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
起伏不平嘅浪
undulating waves
起伏不平嘅路
undulating roads
呢件事令佢心情起伏好大。
The event caused him a lot of emotional stress.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk