贊zaan3助zo6

English

1. to sponsor; to provide financial or material support
2. to sponsor; to financially support

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 為活動提供物質上嘅援助，例如錢、獎品或者自己嘅產品同服務

Examples

• 今晚嘅飲品，係由可口可樂公司贊助嘅。

  The beverages tonight are sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company.

• 我樓下間小食店，諗住贊助吓大學學生會啲活動可以做宣傳，應承咗俾幾百隻雞翼佢哋，點知班學生臨時甩底，整好咗啲雞翼嘥晒喇。

  The snack shop on my block thought they would get free exposure by sponsoring a student union event and providing several hundred wings, but then the students broke their promise and did not show up to pick up the wings. What a waste!

• 我覺得這個贊助不太合適。

  I don't think this sponsor is very suitable.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

• 拉斐爾萊唐表示，在巴西，職業棋手很難獲得贊助，因為西洋棋在巴西並不流行。

  According to Rafael Leitão, it is very difficult for a professional chess player to get sponsorship in Brazil, because chess is not popular in our country.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY