粵

寒hon4冬dung1

hon4 dung1hán dōng

English

  1. cold winter
  2. cold winter ----
  3. also used figuratively for recessive economy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好凍嘅冬天(量詞:個)
  2. 引申指經濟不景嘅時期

Examples

  • 零售寒冬

    recessive season for retail; literally, retail's winter

  • 寒冬来临。

    Cold winter came on.

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

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