粵

突dat6然jin4

dat6 jin4tū rán

English

  1. sudden; abrupt; unexpected
  2. out of the blue
  3. suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly
  4. sudden; unexpected

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 完全冇預警;意料之外而且發生得好快

Examples

  • 佢突然間笑咗岀嚟。

    All of a sudden, she began to laugh.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 個天突然間開始變黑。

    The sky suddenly began to darken.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 有個後生仔突然間衝咗入嚟。

    A young man barged in unexpectedly.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 道門突然之間砰一聲閂埋咗。

    All of a sudden, the door shut with a bang.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我突然間醒起個銀包漏咗喺屋企。

    It occurred to me that I had left my purse at home.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我講講吓嘢,佢就突然間收咗線。

    He suddenly hung up the phone while I was speaking.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 阿美突然冇咗份工,所以心情好差。

    May lost her job suddenly, therefore she was very upset.

  • 架車突然衝上行人路,撞到一個女人。

    The car suddenly rushed onto the sidewalk, injuring a woman.

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

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