粵

擴kwok3闊fut3

simp扩阔
kwok3 fut3kwong3 fut3kuò kuò

English

  1. to widen (road)
  2. to broaden (view or vision)
  3. to widen; to broaden

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 加大一樣嘢嘅面積、範圍

Examples

  • 蘇彝士運河管理局長話,擴闊運河,船家駛得快啲、平啲,咁未來十年收入就多兩倍。

    The expansion will more than double the canal’s income over the next 10 years by making the trip faster and cheaper for shippers, said the head admiral of the Suez Canal Authority.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 他們擴闊了帝國的領土。

    They increased the territory of the empire.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 擴闊視野

    to broaden one's horizons

  • 擴闊自己嘅專業領域,有助於提升自己嘅成長。

    Expanding your own professional field can help improve your growth.

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

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