粵

野je5獸sau3

simp野兽
je5 sau3yě shòu

English

  1. beast
  2. wild animal
  3. wild beast
  4. (metaphorically) man who is not outstanding

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 任何喺野外唔係人類嘅動物,特別係好大隻,四隻腳行嘅動物(量詞:隻)
  2. 唔太出色嘅男人

Examples

  • 蛇係主神所造嘅田野所有野獸中最狡猾嘅,佢問個女人:上帝話你唔可以食園入面所有樹木嘅果實,係咪真嘅?

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 上帝祝福佢哋,同佢哋講:「你哋要生養多仔女,充滿全地! 征服佢,統治海上嘅魚類、空中嘅鳥類同地上所有移動嘅野獸!

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我怕野兽。

    I'm scared of wild animals.

    Tatoeba · notabene CC BY

  • 你認為你是什麼野獸?獵犬還是老鼠?

    What beast dost thou think thou art? Art thou a hound or a rat?

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 佢哋係美女與野獸嘅組合。

    They are like Beauty and the Beast.

  • 佢哋拎住枝火把趕走啲野獸。

    They held up a blazing torch to drive those beasts away. ----

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

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