粵

𤓓lo3味mei6

lo3 mei6luó wèi𤓓 wèi

English

  1. an offensive burning
  2. smoldering smell [colloquial]
  3. burning smell; smell of something burning
  4. figuratively, sign of something bad happening

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 燒著嘢嘅臭味(量詞:浸)
  2. 引申為大事不妙既兆頭、風聲

Examples

  • 條車軚有陣𤓓味。

    There's a smell of burnt plastic from the car tires. ----

  • 我聞到有𤓓味,係咪啲飯燒燶咗?

    I smell something burnt, is the rice burnt?

  • 呢單嘢大家一早已經聞到𤓓味,但由於總裁力推,大家唯有硬食。

    Since day one of this project everyone has a feeling that something bad is happening, but as the director has pushed hard on it, all have to do it reluctantly.

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

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