粵

避bei6風fung1塘tong4

simp避风塘
bei6 fung1 tong4bì fēng tángBì fēng táng

English

  1. typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong)
  2. a place that can be taken as a shelter from strong wind or storms, often used to describe a 'family home' by the children whereby if the children encountered any challenges (strong wind or storm) in life when they are away from their home, they can always go back to their home (which is a shelter from all the challenges in life)
  3. typhoon shelter; a haven
  4. (attributive) typhoon shelter-style, a cooking method associated with those who lived on boats in the coves, where crab, prawn or other meat is fried and flavored with spices and black beans
  5. typhoon shelter

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 俾小型船喺颱風或者惡劣天氣期間停泊暫避嘅水域,外圍有防波堤阻隔風浪;船隻喺其他時間亦可以入內停泊、舉辦節慶活動等(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 大風喇,駛入避風塘避下先啦。

    The wind is getting stronger, steer the ship into the typhoon shelter first.

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

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