粵

象zoeng6牙ngaa4

zoeng6 ngaa4xiàng yá

English

  1. ivory
  2. elephant tusk
  3. ivory; elephant's tusk

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 大象嘅獠牙;喺象鼻嘅兩邊向前伸出嚟長牙,同普通嘅牙齒唔同,象牙係冇辦法係唔傷害隻象嘅情況下抆出嚟嘅,只可以殺死隻象再剝出嚟;可以用嚟整唔同嘅工藝品,相當值錢,吸引咗好多貧窮國家嘅人非法捕獵大象嚟整象牙

Examples

  • 好多國家都禁止象牙入口。

    Many countries prohibit the import of ivory.

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

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