翳 (ai3) — screen; shade; conceal in Cantonese

ai˗₃翳

Mandarin Pinyin: yi4

Meaning of 翳

nounscreen; shade; conceal

nounhot and stuffy (of weather, room or mood)

nounslight corneal opacity; nebula

noun(adjective) (of room, weather, etc.) 1. hot and stale; (of physically condition) suffocated and compressed (in chest)

keoiˏ₅佢jauˍ₆又ai˗₃翳hei˗₃氣

He's sulking again.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好ai˗₃翳hei˗₃氣laaˉ¹啦

Don't be upset.

keoiˏ₅佢ai˗₃翳hei˗₃氣houˊ²好naanˎ₄難gaauˊ²搞

It's hard to deal with him when he's sulking.

neiˏ₅你ai˗₃翳hei˗₃氣meˉ¹咩？

Are you sulking?

mouˏ₅冇jeˏ₅野houˊ²好ai˗₃翳hei˗₃氣

There's nothing to be upset about.

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