貝bui3殼hok3

English

1. shell (of a mollusk)
2. seashell

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 生活喺水度嘅軟體動物嘅硬殼，一般指沙灘揾到嘅，畀人拎嚟玩或者加工做裝飾（量詞：個／隻）

Examples

• 收集貝殼

  to collect seashells

• 呢條手鍊係用貝殼整嘅。

  This bracelet is made with seashells.

• 呢隻貝殼嘅顏色好特別。

  The colour of this seashell is special.

• 她在海边卖贝壳。

  She sells seashells by the seashore.

  Tatoeba · serendipity42 CC BY

• 我在海边捡了个漂亮贝壳。

  I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 在我手裡的是一個貝殼化石。

  What I have in my hand is a fossil seashell.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我在海滩上发现了一个漂亮的贝壳。

  I found a beautiful shell on the shore.

  Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY