蝸牛
simp蜗牛wo1 ngau4wō niú
English
- snail
- slowcoach (Cantonese slang)
- Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]
- snail
粵語 — Cantonese
- 腹足綱動物中生活喺地面有殼品種嘅統稱(同牛冇關),瞓覺嘅時候會縮入去,行得好慢;同螺、蛞蝓係近親(量詞:隻)
Examples
蜗牛缩进壳里去了。
The snail retreated into its shell.
Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY
蜗牛壳是螺旋形的.
A snail's shell is spiral in form.
Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY
蜗牛把触角缩了回去。
The snail drew in its feelers.
Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY
我们宁愿明天吃蜗牛。
We would rather eat snails tomorrow.
蝸牛在吃我們的生菜。
The snails are eating our lettuce.
Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY
蜗牛一直在吃我们的莴苣。
Snails have been eating our lettuces.
Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY
法國蝸牛
escargot
落雨天就有好多蝸牛。
There are many snails on rainy days.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk