粵

跳tiu3水seoi2

tiu3 seoi2tiào shuǐ

English

  1. to dive (into water)
  2. (sports) diving
  3. to commit suicide by jumping into water
  4. (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
  5. to jump or dive into water; usually referring to the sport of diving

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 跳入水裏面;通常指一種水上運動,由高處跳入泳池,跳嘅時候可以加插花式動作

Examples

  • 肯站在跳水台上

    Ken stands on the diving board.

    Tatoeba · Shelley123 CC BY

  • 跳水皇后

    diving queen

  • 運動員跳完水之後沖熱水,保持身體温度,令肌肉唔會繃緊。

    After a dive, divers shower in hot water to maintain body temperature so that muscles don't get tight.

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

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