粵

龜gwai1裂lit6

simp龟裂
gwai1 lit6gwan1 lit6jūn liè

English

  1. to crack
  2. cracked; chapped
  3. cracked
  4. fissured
  5. creviced
  6. (of skin) chapped

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一樣嘢嘅表層乾燥而裂開,裂紋微細而交錯,好似龜殼咁

Examples

  • 冬天乾燥到我手踭龜裂。

    My elbows are chapped because of the dry weather in winter.

  • 水塘冇晒水,乾到見到塘底龜裂。

    The reservoir is so dried up that I can see the cracks at the bottom.

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

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