粵

呵ho1欠him3

ho1 him3hē qiàn

English

  1. yawn
  2. yawn

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 打喊路嘅書面語;係覺得攰或者空氣唔流通時,身體會自然咁擘大個口深呼吸,提高體內嘅含氧量

Examples

  • 上堂嗰時,同學仔都打喊路。

    上課的時候,同學們都打呵欠。 (soeng5 fo3 dik1 si4 hau6, tung4 hok6 mun4 dou1 daa2 ho1 him3.)

    The classmates are yawning during the lesson.

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

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