粵

命ming6案on3

ming6 on3mìng àn

English

  1. homicide case
  2. a case involving the killing of human being(s) by other human being(s) such as murder or manslaughter; homicide
  3. murder case

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 搞出人命嘅案件,例如謀殺、誤殺(量詞:單/宗/件)

Examples

  • 屋邨尋晚發生咗一單命案。

    A murder took place in this housing estate last night.

  • 毫无疑问,我们正在调查一桩命案。

    Make no mistake, we're looking at a homicide case.

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

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