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天tin1花faa1板baan2

tin1 faa1 baan2tiān huā bǎn

English

  1. ceiling (of a room)
  2. ceiling
  3. (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一間房或建築物室內頂部嗰層(量詞:層)

Examples

  • 天花板穿咗個窿。

    There's a hole in the ceiling.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 個天花板上面有隻烏蠅。

    There is a fly on the ceiling.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你諗住將個天花板髹做咩色呀?

    What color are you going to paint the ceiling?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 夜晚我訓唔著,就會望住個天花板諗嘢。

    At night, when I can't sleep, I will stare at the ceiling and think.

  • 於是份智商測驗就唔再俾到有用嘅資訊-發生咗天花板效應。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 天花板上有洞。

    There are holes in the ceiling.

    Tatoeba · Venki CC BY

  • 天花板上面有隻蒼蠅。

    There is a fly on the ceiling.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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