cut線

cut線

See also: cut线

Chinese

		to sever	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (cut線)		cut	線
simp. (cut线)		cut	线

Etymology

From English cut + 線／线 (as in 電話線 "telephone line").

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kat¹ sin³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kat¹ sin³
    • Yale: kāt sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kat⁷ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ked¹ xin³
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɐt̚⁵ siːn³³/

Noun

cut線

1. (Cantonese, telephony) to hang up

   佢竟然cut我線！ / 佢竟然cut我线！ [Cantonese]  ―  Keoi⁵ ging² jin⁴ kat¹ ngo⁵ sin³! [Jyutping]  ―  How dare he hang up on me!

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 掛線／挂线