粵

咆paau4哮haau1

paau4 haau1páo xiào

English

  1. (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
  2. to roar; to thunder

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好大聲噉嗌、叫喊

Examples

  • 狗對著這個陌生男子咆哮。

    The dog growled at the strange man.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 這隻狗對著一個小男孩咆哮。

    The dog growled at a little boy.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 那個男人大聲咆哮,但她訓練有素的客服式微笑始終沒有消退。

    The man ranted and raved, but her well practiced customer service smile remained unflinching.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 好多貓科動物都識咆哮。

    A lot of members of the cat family (Felidae) know how to roar.

  • 老細今朝一返到嚟就係噉喺度咆哮。

    Our boss has been roaring since the moment he came back this morning.

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

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