突如其來 [－－－来]

Jyutping dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4
Pinyin tū rú qí lái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to arise abruptly
  2. to arrive suddenly
  3. happening suddenly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    事件​毫無​預兆​咁​突然​發生
    out of a sudden
    • 呢個突如其來嘅颱風令唔少人無家可歸。
      呢个突如其来嘅台风令唔少人无家可归。
      ni1 go3 dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 ge3 toi4 fung1 ling6 m4 siu2 jan4 mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1.
      The typhoon swept over the town out of a sudden and rendered a lot of people homeless.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    突如其来嘅意外往往令人不知所措。
    突如其來嘅意外往往令人不知所措。
    dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 ge3 ji3 ngoi6 wong5 wong5 ling6 jan4 bat1 zi1 so2 cou3.
    • An unexpected accident often makes people unable to think of what to do about it.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个突如其来嘅台风令唔少人无家可归。
    呢個突如其來嘅颱風令唔少人無家可歸。
    ni1 go3 dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 ge3 toi4 fung1 ling6 m4 siu2 jan4 mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1.
    • The typhoon swept over the town out of a sudden and rendered a lot of people homeless.
  3. Cantonese
    好多沙滩上嘅人都被突如其来嘅洪水淹没。
    好多沙灘上嘅人都被突如其來嘅洪水淹沒。
    • Many people on the beach were drowned by the sudden tidal wave.