wan4 syun4 long6暈船浪晕船浪
Jyutpingwan4 syun4 long6
Yalewàhn syùhn lohng
Definition
To get seasick.
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How it's used
This term is specifically reserved for motion sickness caused by water travel. While it is a verb phrase, it is often treated as a state of being, and you will frequently hear people shorten it to just 暈浪 in casual conversation.
Examples
I get seasick as soon as I board a boat, it is really miserable.
Related words
Common phrases
to get seasick from taking a boat
Common mistake
Do not use this for motion sickness in cars or planes, which is referred to as 暈車浪 or 暈機浪 respectively.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
