粵

天tin1亮loeng6

tin1 loeng6tiān liàng

English

  1. to grow light (at daybreak)
  2. to dawn

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 天開始光、太陽開始升起、日出

Examples

  • 天光之前,我哋要出發去機場。

    天亮之前,我們要出發去機場。 (tin1 loeng6 zi1 cin4, ngo5 mun4 jiu3 ceot1 faat3 heoi3 gei1 coeng4.)

    We need to start going to the airport before dawn.

  • 汤姆天亮前就到这了。

    Tom got here before sunrise.

    Tatoeba · gumblex CC BY

  • 湯姆晚上每隔三個小時就會醒,而瑪莉則是一覺睡到天亮。

    Tom wakes up every three hours during the night, while Mary sleeps all the way through.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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