粵

滑waat6坡bo1

waat6 bo1huá pō

English

  1. rockslide
  2. landslip
  3. landslide
  4. mudslide
  5. fig. slump
  6. downturn
  7. to decline
  8. landslide; used figuratively to describe recession

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 山泥傾瀉;比喻急轉直下嘅趨勢

Examples

  • 東喺網球上從來都冇輸過畀宇太,但係喺嗰場比賽入面,宇太以滑坡贏咗。 當時佢哋兩個究竟發生咗咩事?

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  • 山體滑坡

    landslide

  • 滑坡謬誤;用一連串因果推論,但誇大咗每個環節嘅因果關係,而得出一個唔合理嘅結果

    slippery slope

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

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