粵

降gong3臨lam4

simp降临
gong3 lam4jiàng lín

English

  1. to descend
  2. to arrive
  3. to come
  4. to befall; to come to the mortal world

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 嚟到人間;來臨到世間

Examples

  • 夜幕降临了!

    Night has fallen!

    Tatoeba · tommyfang95 CC BY

  • 不幸降临到他的头上。

    A misfortune befell him.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 夜幕降临时,孩子们回家了。

    The children returned home at dusk.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 难道和平就永远无法降临吗?

    Will peace never even come?

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 当贫穷降临在门口,爱从窗外飞走。

    When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 大災難已經降臨喺大家身上。

    Great disasters have already befallen upon us.

  • 幸運唔會無端端降臨喺你身上。

    Fortune will not befall you for no reason.

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

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