粵

空hung1心sam1

hung1 sam1kōng xīnkòng xīn

English

  1. hollow
  2. on an empty stomach
  3. (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside
  4. (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)
  5. hollow

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一樣嘢有個窿,或者內部有空間

Examples

  • 狐狸躲在了空心樹裏面。

    The fox hid in the hollow tree.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我看到一棵老舊的空心山核桃樹,周圍有一些蜜蜂在飛。

    I saw an old and hollow pecan tree that had some bees flying around it.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 呢塊波板嘅柄係空心嘅,所以咁輕。

    The handle of this bat is hollow, that's why it is light.

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

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