粵

失sat1陷haam6

sat1 haam6sat1 ham6shī xiàn

English

  1. verb; a city captured during wartime; to be held captive
  2. To be lost to the opponent (in some kind of conflict or competition)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (喺某啲衝突或者競爭之中)喪失咗畀對手

Examples

  • 喺敵軍嘅猛攻之下,我哋個首都失陷咗。

    Under the enemy force's ruthless attacks, our capital city has been lost.

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

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