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綠
燈
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绿
灯
]
Jyutping
luk6 dang1
Pinyin
lǜ dēng
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
green light (traffic signal)
(fig.) permission to proceed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
紅綠燈入面嘅綠燈,容許車或者人橫過路口嘅信號 (量詞:盞)
(of traffic lights) green light
紅燈停,綠燈走。
红灯停,绿灯走。
Stop on red, go on green.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, figuratively, literally
green light (Classifier: 盞/盏 m c; 眼 c)
慢慢等 等紅燈 變綠燈
慢慢等 等红灯 变绿灯
màn màn děng , děng hóng dēng , biàn lǜ dēng
Slowly wait, wait for the red light to turn into a green light
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2734
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
沿着这条路直走,到第三个红绿灯的地方右转。
沿着這條路直走,到第三個紅綠燈的地方右轉。
yán zhe zhè tiáo lù zhí zǒu , dào dì sān gè hóng lǜ dēng de dì fāng yòu zhuǎn 。
Go straight down this street and turn right at the third light.
Mandarin
你一路往前走,过了红绿灯就到了。
你一路往前走,過了紅綠燈就到了。
nǐ yī lù wǎng qián zǒu , guò le hóng lǜ dēng jiù dào liǎo 。
Go straight down the road, and when you pass the traffic light you're there.
Mandarin
绿灯时,拐弯车要让人。
綠燈時,拐彎車要讓人。
lǜ dēng shí , guǎi wān chē yào ràng rén 。
When the light is green, cars turning must yield to pedestrians.
When the light is green, cars turning must give way to pedestrians.
Mandarin
红绿灯一直在运作。
紅綠燈一直在運作。
hóng lǜ dēng yī zhí zài yùn zuò 。
Traffic lights work all the time.
Mandarin
在第一个红绿灯左转。
在第一個紅綠燈左轉。
zài dì yī gè hóng lǜ dēng zuǒ zhuǎn 。
Turn left at the first light.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
Cantonese
绿灯先好过马路。
綠燈先好過馬路。
luk6 dang1 sin1 hou2 gwo3 maa5 lou6 。
Only cross the street on the green light.
Cantonese
你一直向前走,过咗红绿灯就到嘞。
你一直向前走,過咗紅綠燈就到嘞。
nei5 jat1 zik6 hoeng3 cin4 zau2 , gwo3 zo2 hung4 luk6 dang1 zau6 dou3 laak1 。
Go straight down the road, and when you pass the traffic light you're there.
Cantonese
等到绿灯先好过马路呀。
等到綠燈先好過馬路呀。
dang2 dou3 luk6 dang1 sin1 hou2 gwo3 maa5 lou6 aa3 。
Wait for the green signal before starting to cross.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
红灯停,绿灯走。
紅燈停,綠燈走。
hung4 dang1 ting4, luk6 dang1 zau2.
When you see red light, stop. When you see green light, start crossing.
Cantonese
佢黐线㗎,停喺灯位,绿灯都唔开车。
佢黐線㗎,停喺燈位,綠燈都唔開車。
keoi5 ci1 sin3 gaa3, ting4 hai2 dang1 wai2, luk6 dang1 dou1 m4 hoi1 ce1.
He stopped the car before the traffic light, but wouldn't start it even on green light. It's crazy!
Cantonese
红绿灯
紅綠燈
hung4 luk6 dang1
traffic light
Cantonese
政府已经对依个发展计划开绿灯。
政府已經對依個發展計劃開綠燈。
zing3 fu2 ji5 ging1 deoi3 ji1 go3 faat3 zin2 gai3 waak6 hoi1 luk6 dang1.
The government has approved this development plan already.
Cantonese
过马路要睇红绿灯呀!
過馬路要睇紅綠燈呀!
gwo3 maa5 lou6 jiu3 tai2 hung4 luk6 dang1 aa3!
You must check the traffic lights when crossing the street!
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
慢慢等 等红灯 变绿灯
慢慢等 等紅燈 變綠燈
màn màn děng , děng hóng dēng , biàn lǜ dēng
Slowly wait, wait for the red light to turn into a green light
Mandarin
政府不应该给不合格产品上市开绿灯。
政府不應該給不合格產品上市開綠燈。
zhèng fǔ bù yīng gāi gěi bù hé gé chǎn pǐn shàng shì kāi lǜ dēng .
The government shouldn't give the green light for sub-par products to go on the market.