粵

肇siu6事si6

siu6 si6zhào shì

English

  1. to cause an accident
  2. to cause an accident or trouble
  3. to be responsible for an incident
  4. to provoke a disturbance

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 導致意外或者問題發生

Examples

  • 肇事者

    person who causes trouble

  • 肇事車輛

    vehicle that caused the accident

  • 肇事逃逸

    to cause a road accident and leave the scene without helping the other people involved and without telling the police

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

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