粵

隕wan5落lok6

simp陨落
wan5 lok6yǔn luò

English

  1. to fall down
  2. to decay
  3. to fall from the sky
  4. to die
  5. (esp. of meteors) to fall from the sky (rarely used) ----
  6. euphemism of celebrity passing away, recession of a place, closing of enterprise

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 流星由太空中跌入大氣層,燃燒殆盡,好少噉用
  2. 引伸意義,名人去世,繁榮地方嘅衰退,公司倒閉

Examples

  • 巨星張國榮嘅隕落令好多歌迷心痛不已。

    The death of the famous star Leslie Cheung broke the hearts of his many fans.

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

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