粵

仙sin1人jan4掌zoeng2

sin1 jan4 zoeng2xiān rén zhǎng

English

  1. cactus
  2. cactus; a plant with spines and thick stems (usu. found in deserts)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 沙漠植物,通常有刺同埋厚嘅莖用嚟儲水(量詞:樖/盆)

Examples

  • 生活就像是舔仙人掌上的蜂蜜。

    Life is like licking honey off a cactus.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 你的嘴唇軟綿綿的,就像仙人掌的表皮一樣。

    Your lips are soft like the surface of a cactus.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 這兩個民族都以鹿、小型獵物、囓齒動物甚至昆蟲為生,但他們的主要食物來源可能是仙人掌、牧豆和山核桃等植物。

    Both peoples lived off deer, small game, rodents, and even insects, but their main food sources were probably plants such as prickly pear cactus, mesquite beans, and pecan.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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