轉:zyun3
(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:圍繞住一個地方行嚟行去
eng:to turn; to rotate
<eg>
yue:#自轉 (zi6 zyun3)
eng:to self-rotate
<eg>
yue:#轉圈 (zyun3 hyun1)
eng:to go around; to move in a circle round something
<eg>
yue:唔好轉喇,轉到我頭都暈埋! (m4 hou2 zyun3 laa3, zyun3 dou3 ngo5 tau4 dou1 wan4 maai4!)
eng:Stop turning around and around! You make me feel dizzy.
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<explanation>
yue:冇做到、冇揀到某一樣,而係改另外一樣;改變
eng:to change; to switch
<eg>
yue:#轉工 (zyun3 gung1)
eng:to change career
<eg>
yue:#轉台 (zyun3 toi4)
eng:to switch to another channel
<eg>
yue:諗好就咪轉喇! (nam2 hou2 zau6 mai5 zyun3 laa3!)
eng:Don't change your mind after making a decision.
轉:zyun3
(pos:量詞)
<explanation>
yue:#輪;計算重複做同一件事嘅次數;好少用喺正式事宜上高
eng:round; rarely used in formal occasions
<eg>
yue:尾轉 (mei3 zyun3)
eng:last round
<eg>
yue:今朝揸咗三轉咋,冇乜人上車啊。 (gam1 ziu1 zaa1 zo2 saam1 zyun3 zaa3, mou5 mat1 jan4 soeng5 ce1 aa3.)
eng:I've driven for only 3 turns this morning. Not many people have taken the rides.
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<explanation>
yue:每某一段時間#運轉 嘅次數,通常都係每分鐘嘅運轉次數
eng:number of revolutions (usually per minute if not stated otherwise)
<eg>
yue:部洗衣機最高1000轉。 (bou6 sai2 ji1 gei1 zeoi3 gou1 jat1 cin1 zyun3.)
eng:This washing machine has a maximum rpm of 1000.
<eg>
yue:要發揮部車嘅最大性能,就要踩到11000轉先轉波。 (jiu3 faat3 fai1 bou6 ce1 ge3 zeoi3 daai6 sing3 nang4, zau6 jiu3 caai2 dou3 maan6 jat1 zyun3 sin1 zyun3 bo1.)
eng:To maximise the performance of this car, only change the gear when the engine hits 11000 rpm.
轉:zyun3
(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:人嘅頭頂上面,啲頭髮喺度螺旋形咁生又生得比較疏嘅位置(量詞:個)
eng:a hair cowlick on top of the head
<eg>
yue:一轉人,二轉鬼,三轉馬騮仔。 (jat1 zyun3 jan4, ji6 zyun3 gwai2, saam1 zyun3 maa5 lau1 zai2.)
eng:An ordinary child has 1 cowlick; a smart child has 2; a naughty child has 3.
轉:zyun2
(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:改變、更換
eng:to switch; to change
<eg>
yue:#好轉 (hou2 zyun2)
eng:to improve; to change better
<eg>
yue:#轉變 (zyun2 bin3)
eng:to change; to transfer
<eg>
yue:#轉移 (zyun2 ji4)
eng:(of directions) to shift; to divert