粵

小siu2行haang4星sing1

siu2 haang4 sing1siu2 hang4 sing1xiǎo xíng xīng

English

  1. asteroid
  2. minor planet
  3. asteroid

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 圍繞恆星(通常係太陽)運行,細過行星又唔係彗星嘅天體(量詞:粒/個)

Examples

  • 不要把流星和小行星搞混了。

    Don't mix up comets and asteroids.

    Tatoeba · wangzi0921 CC BY

  • 进入地球大气层后,小行星分裂成了无数的小块。

    The asteroid broke up into small pieces as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 太空探測器露西預計將於 2025 年抵達小行星唐納德約翰遜附近。

    The space probe Lucy is expected to arrive in 2025 to the proximity of the asteroid Donaldjohanson.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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