粵

勾ngau1起hei2

ngau1 hei2gōu qǐ

English

  1. to evoke
  2. to induce
  3. to call to mind
  4. to pick up with a hook
  5. to induce; to evoke; to call to mind (memories)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 諗起以前嘅事

Examples

  • 我不愿意勾起久远的回忆。

    I don't want to stir up old memories.

    Tatoeba · jin1 CC BY

  • 這首歌勾起了我童年的回憶。

    This song reminds me of my childhood.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 這些音樂勾起了我兒時的回憶。

    The music carried me back to my childhood.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 那首歌總是勾起我中學時代的回憶。

    Every time I hear that song, I think of my high school days.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 那篇關於佛教的文章再次勾起了我對東方宗教的興趣。

    The article on Buddhism revived my interest in oriental religions.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢張相勾起咗我好多回憶。

    This photograph has invoked a lot of my memories.

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

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