粵

通tung1用jung6

tung1 jung6tong1yong4tōng yòng

English

  1. to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
  2. (adjective) 1. Commonly used; 2. Compatible
  3. in common use; current; general
  4. to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
  5. interchangeable; equivalent
  6. (of two or more things) interchangeable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺唔同情況下都適用
  2. 有同樣作用,可以交替使用;使用嘅時候相通

Examples

  • 通用教材

    general teaching material ----

  • 英文萬國通用。

    English is like an international language.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 呢兩個字通用㗎。

    These two words are interchangeable.

  • 在商朝,貝朋為通用貨幣。

    Seashells were the legal tender in the Shang dynasty.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 英語是很多國家通用的語言。

    English is spoken in a lot of countries.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 英語是一種全世界通用的語言。

    English is a language spoken all over the world.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 英语现已成为世界上许多国家的通用语言了。

    English has now become the common language of several nations in the world.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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