粵

汽hei3笛dek2

hei3 dek2hei3 dek6qì dí

English

  1. steam whistle
  2. ship horn
  3. steam whistle; siren; hooter

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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