粵

剪zin2草cou2

zin2 cou2jiǎn cǎo

English

  1. lawn pruning or mowing
  2. to get a haircut; literally: to cut grass

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係剪頭髮;以草借喻為頭髮

Examples

  • 妈妈叫我修剪草坪。

    Mother told me to mow the lawn.

    Tatoeba · peipei CC BY

  • 「湯姆你今天會剪草坪嗎?」「不能明天剪嗎?我今天不想剪。」

    "Are you going to mow the lawn today, Tom?" "Can't I do it tomorrow? I don't feel like doing it today."

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

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

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