遇jyu6溺nik6

English

1. (HK) to get into difficulties (in the sea or a swimming pool etc)
2. to drown
3. (formal) to drown

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 正式噉形容人唔熟水性或者意外，喺水入面呼吸困難

Examples

• 救生員嘅職責係拯救遇溺嘅人。

  The duty of a lifeguard is to save people from drowning.

• 他奮不顧身地把遇溺的男孩救了起來。

  He saved the drowning boy at the risk of his own life.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 他救了那個遇溺的男孩，但卻犠牲了自己的生命。

  He saved the boy from drowning, but only at the cost of his own life.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY