粵

收sau1口hau2

sau1 hau2shōu kǒu

English

  1. (knitting, basket weaving etc) to cast off; to bind
  2. to shut up (Cantonese)
  3. (of a wound) to close up; to heal
  4. used for telling a person to be quiet; similar to "shut up"
  5. (of a wound) to heal

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用嚟叫人收聲;特別當被遏止嗰個人煽風點火或者不斷講唔適合嘅説話嘅時候
  2. 傷口埋口,癒合

Examples

  • 氣氛都咁緊張喇,你可唔可以收口?

    Can you just shut up when the atmosphere is so tense?

  • 你個傷口一個禮拜應該會收口㗎啦。

    Your wound should heal in a week.

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

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