粵

變bin3質zat1

simp变质
bin3 zat1biàn zhì

English

  1. to degenerate; to deteriorate
  2. (of food) to go bad; to go off
  3. (geology) metamorphism
  4. to undergo qualitative change, usually for the worse

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 物質經過化學或物理作用而改變其原有性質

Examples

  • 牛奶變質了。

    The milk has gone bad.

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  • 呢個嘢食已經變咗質,你唔好食。

    This food has gone bad, it's best not to eat it.

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

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