粵

萬maan6里lei5長coeng4城sing4

simp万里长城
maan6 lei5 coeng4 sing4Wàn lǐ Cháng chéng

English

  1. the Great Wall
  2. the Great Wall, a building that has been erected to defend against enemies from the north since the Warring States Period; literally: ten-thousand-mile-long city wall

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個喺中國北方嘅遺跡;自戰國開始為防禦北方外敵而起嘅軍事建築物,而家講嘅萬里長城主要係指北京附近明朝起嘅石牆

Examples

  • 落雨嘅時候行萬里長城會好易跌親。

    Walking the Great Wall in the rain can be slippery and dangerous.

  • 中国与蒙古隔着万里长城。

    China and Mongolia are separated by the Great Wall of China.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 馬力歐在五天內走完萬里長城。

    Mario finished walking along the Great Wall of China in five days.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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