搖籃 [摇篮]

Jyutping jiu4 laam4
Pinyin yáo lán

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    嬰​兒​嘅​牀​，​可以​順住​一條軸​左右​搖動​，​哄細​路​瞓​覺
    cradle; a baby's bed that is usually capable of being rocked back and forth to facilitate sleeping
  2. 名詞
    一樣​嘢​嘅​發​源​哋​；​孕育出​一樣​嘢​嘅​環​境
    "cradle", a metaphor for being the place of origin and development of something

搖籃 [摇篮]

Jyutping jiu4 laam2
Pinyin yáo lán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cradle
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    cradle (of civilisation, etc.); place of origin; source
    (syn.) 发源地, 發源地
  2. noun
    cradle
    (syn.) 搖笱, 搖窩, 摇笱, 摇窝, 窩籃, 窝篮
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4833
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    宝宝在摇篮里入睡了。
    寶寶在搖籃裏入睡了。
    bǎo bǎo zài yáo lán lǐ rù shuì le 。
    • The baby fell asleep in the cradle.
  2. Mandarin
    婴儿在摇篮中睡觉。
    嬰兒在搖籃中睡覺。
    yīng ér zài yáo lán zhōng shuì jiào 。
    • The baby was sleeping in the cradle.
  3. Mandarin
    摇篮里学的带到坟墓。
    搖籃裡學的帶到墳墓。
    yáo lán lǐ xué de dài dào fén mù 。
    • What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.
  4. Mandarin
    婴儿正在摇篮里睡觉。
    嬰兒正在搖籃裡睡覺。
    yīng ér zhèng zài yáo lán lǐ shuì jiào 。
    • The baby is sleeping in the cradle.
  5. Mandarin
    非洲是人类的摇篮。
    非洲是人類的搖籃。
    fēi zhōu shì rén lèi de yáo lán 。
    • Africa is the cradle of humanity.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    文明摇篮
    文明搖籃
    man4 ming4 jiu4 laam4
    • cradle of civilisation