粵

暗am3淡daam6

am3 daam6àn dàn

English

  1. dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab
  2. (fig.) gloomy; bleak
  3. dark; gloomy
  4. hopeless, a depressing future

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 光線微弱,色澤唔亮麗,陰沉
  2. 冇希望,前景唔明朗

Examples

  • 顏色暗淡

    a dull colour

  • 呢間房啲光線好暗淡。

    This room has very dim lighting. ----

  • Coffee經過殘廁事件之後,睇嚟星途會好黯淡。

    After the disabled toilet incident, Coffee seems likely to have a depressing future in her career as a performer.

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

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