鋪pou1路lou6

English

1. to pave (with paving stones)
2. to pave the road
3. to lay a road
4. to pave the way (figuratively); to prepare for
5. (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth)
6. to give a present to sb to ensure success

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 施工將水泥等物料平均放落地面，形成道路
2. 為未來安排、準備

Examples

• 造橋鋪路

  to build bridges and pave roads

• 為子女嘅未來鋪路

  to pave the way for the children's future

• 呢條公路將會封閉三個星期進行鋪路工程。

  This highway will be closed for three weeks to undergo road re-surfacing works. ----

• 透過仔細嘅實驗同分析，認知心理學家可以繼續解開人類認知嘅複雜性，為理論理解同實際應用嘅進步鋪路。

  Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

• 前人铺路，后人行路。

  One generation builds the street that the next will travel on.

  Tatoeba · jiangche CC BY