seoi2 lung4 gyun2水龍捲水龙卷
Jyutpingseoi2 lung4 gyun2
Yaleséui lùhng gyún
Definition
Waterspout; a tornado that occurs over water.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a vortex occurring over a body of water, distinct from a land-based tornado. While technically a meteorological term, it is frequently used in local news reports during typhoon season or unstable weather conditions. It carries a sense of awe or alarm due to the rarity of the phenomenon in urban coastal areas.
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A waterspout appeared on the surface of Victoria Harbour today.
Related words
Common phrases
a waterspout appears
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
