粵

瘟wan1疫jik6

wan1 jik6wēn yì

English

  1. plague; pestilence
  2. acute epidemic; plague

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 流行並造成死亡嘅大規模傳染病(量詞:場/次)

Examples

  • 黑死病係歷史上有名嘅瘟疫。

    Black death is an infamous plague in history.

  • 成千上万的人死于瘟疫。

    Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

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

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