汽笛
hei3 dek2hei3 dek6qì dí
English
- steam whistle
- ship horn
- steam whistle; siren; hooter
粵語 — Cantonese
- 迫使空氣穿過一個孔洞,製造巨響嘅裝置,喺船、火車上面都會有
Examples
汽笛声响起,船开始慢慢地驶离港口。
A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.
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元旦凌晨,海上嘅船隻都響起汽笛慶祝。
In the early dawn of the New Year's Day, ships at sea whistled to celebrate.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk