粵

撞zong6聾lung2

simp撞聋
zong6 lung2zhuàng lóng

English

  1. literally: hit to the point of deafness; Generally refers to hearing problems
  2. to be occasionally deaf because of old age

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為年老而聽力衰退

Examples

  • 阿Tom撞聾㗎可?

    Tom is hard of hearing, isn't he?

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  • 我撞撞哋聾,講嘢都大聲咗,以為人哋會聽唔清我講乜。

    I've been speaking more loudly since I started having hearing problems, because I thought others didn't understand what I was saying.

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

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