粵

馬maa5賽coi3克hak1

simp马赛克
maa5 coi3 hak1mǎ sài kè

English

  1. mosaic (loanword)
  2. pixelation
  3. mosaic (of building decoration)
  4. to mosaic; to blur; to pixelate (of graphic or video effect)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鑲嵌式小磁磚 (用於建築裝飾)
  2. 引伸指圖素化模糊法(用於圖像或影像特效),因為貌似上義形象而得名。香港多數叫做打格仔

Examples

  • 呢幅牆我想砌馬賽克瓦仔。

    I want to cover this wall with mosaic tiles. ----

  • 呢個受訪者記得幫佢打馬賽克。

    Remember to add mosaic to cover his face for this interviewee.

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

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