粵

陸luk6地dei6

simp陆地
luk6 dei6lù dì

English

  1. dry land (as opposed to the sea)
  2. (noun) Land
  3. land (especially as opposed to sea); landmass

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 地球表面冇被水覆蓋嘅部分(量詞:塊/片)

Examples

  • 喺陸地上鑽探石油經濟過喺海上。

    It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea.

  • 兩棲類動物能夠喺水中同陸地上生活。

    Amphibious animals can live both in water and on land.

  • 聽講啲鯨魚以前係喺陸地上面生活㗎。

    Whales are said to have lived on land long ago.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 當一個受損嘅深水井入面嘅大量浮油接近陸地嗰陣,墨西哥灣等待緊嘅緊急救援人員喺美國海岸喺度安裝緊遏制臂。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 地球是由海洋和陸地組成的。

    The earth is made up of sea and land.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 地球的表面約有三分之一是陸地。

    About one third of the earth's surface is land.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 據說鯨魚以前是在陸地上生活的。

    Whales are said to have lived on land long ago.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 中国陆地的总面积是960万平方公里,是亚洲面积最大的国家,居世界第三位。

    The mainland of China covers 96,000,000 square kilometers, and it is the largest country in Asia, as well as the third largest in the world.

    Tatoeba · szilviez CC BY

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

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