粵

龍lung4捲gyun2風fung1

simp龙卷风
lung4 gyun2 fung1lóng juǎn fēng

English

  1. tornado
  2. hurricane
  3. twister
  4. cyclone
  5. tornado; twister

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 天氣現象;由雷雨雲伸展至地面嘅一團漏斗形、快速旋轉嘅空氣(量詞:股/陣/個)

Examples

  • 當母牛飛得高, 公牛飛得低, 就有可能是一個龍捲風。

    When the cow flies high and the ox flies low, there probably is a twister.

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  • 一股龍捲風吹襲美國佛羅里達州,造成一死百人傷。

    A tornado ripped through Florida in the United States, killing one person and injuring one hundred.

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

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