粵

吞tan1噬sai6

tan1 sai6tūn shì

English

  1. to swallow
  2. to engulf
  3. to gobble up
  4. to devour; to completely engulf

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 成個吞咗落去;完全被毀滅

Examples

  • 房子被火吞噬了。

    The house was in flames.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 她是一個非常嬌小的女孩,但她真的自己抱著中音薩克斯。不過,我忍不住想像這個東西纏繞包裹住她,並像蟒蛇般的吞噬她。

    She was a tiny girl, but she really held her own on the baritone sax. Nonetheless, I couldn't help but imagine the thing wrapping itself around her and devouring her like a boa constrictor.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 洪水吞噬咗成條村。

    The flood has devoured the whole village.

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

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