粵

插caap3曲kuk1

caap3 kuk1chā qǔ

English

  1. music played during a movie, play etc
  2. interlude; songs in films, dramas or animations
  3. incidental music
  4. a small event or interlude, to prevent a whole event from running smoothly
  5. music played in a theatrical interlude
  6. (fig.) incident
  7. episode

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 加插喺影視節目、廣播劇、舞台戲劇中間嘅歌曲(量詞:首)
  2. 一啲阻滯,令一件事唔可以順暢發生嘅事故(量詞:段)

Examples

  • 呢齣話劇安排咗好多小插曲。

    This play features many side plots. ----

  • 佢哋相識嘅過程有好多插曲。

    There were many unexpected twists and turn of events when they first met.

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

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