粵

回wui4音jam1

wui4 jam1huí yīn

English

  1. echo
  2. echo; reflection of sound waves
  3. reply
  4. reply
  5. turn (ornament in music)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 聲波嘅反射
  2. 回覆

Examples

  • 間房好大回音。

    The echo is loud in the room. ----

  • 佢寄咗三十封求職信都毫無回音。

    He hasn't got a single reply from the thirty job application letters he sent.

  • 我們聽見自己說話的回音從山谷的另一邊傳了回來。

    We heard the echo of our voices from the other side of the valley.

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

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