粵

擺baai2陣zan6

simp摆阵
baai2 zan6bǎi zhèn

English

  1. to deploy into formations; to position something into a certain pattern
  2. order of arrangement [colloquial]
  3. to set up a place for an event or show; literally: to form ranks like well-trained soliders
  4. to devise a countermeasure; to form a strategy to counteract something; to arrange something as a show of oppostion

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指佈置場地,將大量人與物按既定時間或設計擺放到指定位置
  2. 部署對策或展示姿態

Examples

  • 中國政府要擺陣對付美國嘅新關税政策。

    The PRC needs to figure out how to counteract the US's new import tax policy.

  • 今日學校有話劇表演,我要幫手去禮堂擺陣。

    Our school has a drama show today. I need to go help set things up in the hall. ----

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

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