粵

貓maau1頭tau4鷹jing1

simp猫头鹰
maau1 tau4 jing1māo tóu yīng

English

  1. owl
  2. owl

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種雀鳥,對眼好大,而且個頭可以擰 270 度,多數係夜行;喺生物學上屬於鴞,唔係鷹(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 我好驚貓頭鷹。

    I'm afraid of owls.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 個皇冠喺半空畀隻貓頭鷹擔走咗-原來女巫變咗身做貓頭鷹嚟搶個皇冠。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 貓頭鷹是我最喜歡的動物。

    Owls are my favorite animals.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 貓頭鷹喺好多個文化入面都畀人當做智慧嘅象徵。

    Owls are treated as a symbol of wisdom in many cultures.

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

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