粵

打daa2翻faan1

daa2 faan1dǎ fān

English

  1. to overturn
  2. to overthrow
  3. to strike down (an enemy)
  4. to spill (liquid)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 倒瀉液體

Examples

  • 為打翻的牛奶而哭泣是沒用的。

    There's no use crying over spilt milk.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我突然跳起来的时候把花瓶桌子上的打翻了。

    The vase on my desk overturned when I jumped up in surprise.

    Tatoeba · sunnywqing CC BY

  • 個細路仔打瀉咗杯水,俾媽媽鬧。

    那個小朋友打翻了水,被媽媽罵。 (naa5 go3 siu2 pang4 jau5 daa2 faan1 liu5 siu2, bei6 maa4 maa1 maa6.)

    The child was scolded by his mother because he spilled a glass of water.

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

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