粵

雲wan4梯tai1

simp云梯
wan4 tai1yún tī

English

  1. (military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times
  2. (noun) Ladder fire truck
  3. aerial ladder, usually referring to that of the fire truck
  4. firefighters' extension ladder
  5. stone steps on a mountain

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 升上去高樓層水平或者爬過高牆嘅長爬梯(量詞:條/張)

Examples

  • 消防車升起雲梯。

    The fire engine has deployed its aerial ladder.

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

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