粵

起hei2源jyun4

hei2 jyun4qǐ yuán

English

  1. origin
  2. to originate
  3. to come from
  4. origin; source

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一樣嘢最先產生嘅地方

Examples

  • 80 % 嘅英文詞彙佢嘅起源係嚟自其他語言。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 浪漫芭蕾舞係 19 世紀早期(即係藝術上所謂嘅浪漫時期)起源嘅一套芭蕾舞,到咗今日都仲有發展緊。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 十二生肖來自大自然起源嘅十一種動物,即鼠、牛、虎、兔、馬、蛇、猴、雞、狗同豬,同埋傳說入面嘅龍形,用嚟做曆法。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 佛教起源於印度。

    Buddhism had its beginnings in India.

    Tatoeba · cienias CC BY

  • 奥林匹克的起源是什么?

    What are the origins of the Olympics?

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 旗袍是一种17世纪起源于中国的传统式样的女性服装。

    The qipao is a classic female garment that originated in 17th century China.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 起源地

    original place

  • 漢字嘅起源有好多傳説。

    There are many legends for the origin of Chinese characters.

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

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