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粵語辭叢

象牙塔

zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

脱離現實生活嘅學術環境或者氛圍 (ivory tower)

名詞

Examples

生活喺象牙塔裏面,佢唔知外面嘅世界發生緊乜嘢事。

sang1 wut6 hai2 zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3 leoi5 min6, keoi5 m4 zi1 ngoi6 min6 ge3 sai3 gaai3 faat3 sang1 gan2 mat1 je5 si6.

Living in an ivory tower, he doesn't know what is happening in the outside world.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /t͡sœːŋ²² ŋaː²¹ tʰaːp̚³/

ivory tower