粵

堵dou2塞sak1

dou2 sak1dǔ sè

English

  1. to clog up
  2. blockage
  3. to stop up; to block up
  4. to block

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 填補漏洞
  2. 阻住某啲嘢流通、活動;阻塞

Examples

  • 我被交通堵塞耽擱了。

    I was delayed by a traffic jam.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 市中心的交通都堵塞了。

    Traffic downtown is all backed up.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 阿爾及爾的街道越來越堵塞了。

    Algiers' streets are getting congested.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我们黎明时起床以避开交通堵塞。

    We got up at dawn to avoid a traffic jam.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 凡是大城市都有交通堵塞的問題。

    All big cities have traffic problems.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 這個工人本來應該在中午十二點到達, 但他被交通堵塞困住了幾個小時。

    The handyman was supposed to arrive at twelve noon, but got stuck in a traffic jam for a few hours.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 堵塞漏洞

    to close or plug loopholes ----

  • 堵塞交通

    to block traffic

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

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