粵

扳baan2手sau2

baan2 sau2bān shǒu

English

  1. spanner
  2. wrench
  3. lever (on a machine)
  4. spanner; wrench; a tool for tightening or loosening hexagonal screw caps; it uses a lever for providing mechanical advantage

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種用槓桿原理為作動機制,用嚟扭六角形螺絲帽嘅工具;亦叫做士巴拿

Examples

  • 「你尋日用嘅扳手喺邊度?」「早排擺定喺嗰度。你問過瑪麗嗎?佢可能有。」

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  • 個絲帽郁唔到,幫我攞個扳手過嚟。

    The screw cap won't budge. Go get me a wrench.

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

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