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民
居
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Jyutping
man4 geoi1
Pinyin
mín jū
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
houses
homes
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
平民住嘅地方
residential area (for ordinary people)
山火逼近民居。
山火逼近民居。
saan1 fo2 bik1 gan6 man4 geoi1.
The hill fire is closing in on the residential area.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
civilian residence; residential houses
(syn.) 徛家厝, 民宅, 人家厝仔, 人家厝
noun
local-style dwellings
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
擅闯民居
擅闖民居
sin6 cong2 man4 geoi1
to trespass into someone's home
Cantonese
澳洲山火失控威胁民居。
澳洲山火失控威脅民居。
ou3 zau1 saan1 fo2 sat1 hung3 wai1 hip3 man4 geoi1.
Australia fires are threatening towns.
Cantonese
山火逼近民居。
山火逼近民居。
saan1 fo2 bik1 gan6 man4 geoi1.
The hill fire is closing in on the residential area.
Cantonese
香港政府提供咗大量廉租屋俾低收入嘅市民居住。
香港政府提供咗大量廉租屋俾低收入嘅市民居住。
hoeng1 gong2 zing3 fu2 tai4 gung1 zo2 daai6 loeng6 lim4 zou1 uk1 bei2 dai1 sau1 jap6 ge3 si5 man4 geoi1 zyu6.
Hong Kong Government provides a great quantity of public housing for low-income citizens to live in.
Cantonese
消防员通宵灌救,避免山火波及附近嘅民居。
消防員通宵灌救,避免山火波及附近嘅民居。
siu1 fong4 jyun4 tung1 siu1 gun3 gau3, bei6 min5 saan1 fo2 bo1 kap6 fu6 gan6 ge3 man4 geoi1.
Fire fighters worked through the night to keep the forest fire from spreading to homes nearby.