粵

起hei2錨naau4

simp起锚
hei2 naau4qǐ máo

English

  1. to weigh anchor
  2. to weigh anchor, prepare the boat to start the trip. ----
  3. As an analogy of to set off, to start out.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 拉起船錨,準備船舶起航。
  2. 比喻出發、開工

Examples

  • 夠鐘起錨喇,執齊啲嘢未?

    It is time to set off, have you packed all the stuffs ?

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

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