粵

焦ziu1油jau4

ziu1 jau4jiāo yóu

English

  1. tar
  2. tar, the dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons, not referring to bitumen for road construction here

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種黑色、好杰嘅液體,由有機物如木、煤、石油蒸餾產生;其中煤焦油有毒,係化工原料;木焦油可用作食品香料

Examples

  • 煤焦油

    coal tar

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

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