粵

美mei5化faa3

mei5 faa3měi huà

English

  1. to make more beautiful
  2. to decorate
  3. embellishment
  4. to beautify; to enhance
  5. to glamorise; to sugarcoat

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 經過裝飾或修改,令一樣嘢外觀變得更靚
  2. 利用語言包裝,遮蓋一件事唔好嘅地方,令佢聽落更加美好

Examples

  • 植物園內種植了 450 多株杜鵑花,還有楓樹、美國榆樹和鐵杉等樹木,用於景觀美化。

    The arboretum includes more than 450 azaleas for landscaping, but also trees like maples, American elms, and hemlocks.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 美化圖片

    to beautify a picture ----

  • 美化現實

    to sugarcoat the reality

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

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