粵

軒hin1然jin4大daai6波bo1

simp轩然大波
hin1 jin4 daai6 bo1xuān rán dà bō

English

  1. huge waves
  2. a big crisis, controversy or dispute, like a big crushing wave
  3. (fig.) ruckus
  4. controversy
  5. sensation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 大型嘅風波或者糾紛(量詞:場)

Examples

  • 佢突然辭職嘅消息喺公司引起軒然大波。

    His sudden resignation stirred up a dispute, like a big crushing wave, in the company.

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

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