吊吊揈
Chinese
to hang; to suspend | to hang; to suspend | to sway;to swing | ||
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simp. and trad. (吊吊揈) | 吊 | 吊 | 揈 | |
alternative forms | 吊吊捹 掉掉幌 條條揈/条条揈 條條fing/条条fing |
Pronunciation
Adverb
吊吊揈
- (Cantonese) describing the state of something hanging mid-air
- Synonym: 搖搖欲墜/摇摇欲坠 (yáoyáoyùzhuì)
- (Cantonese, figuratively) sloppy; lazy; not settled; not assured
- Synonym: 吊兒郎當/吊儿郎当 (diào'erlángdāng)
- 阿仔,你睇你成日吊吊揈噉款,正經搵份嘢做啦! [Cantonese, trad.]
- aa3 zai2, nei5 tai2 nei5 seng4 jat6 tiu3-4 tiu3-2 fing6 gam2 fun2, zing3 ging1 wan2 fan6 je5 zou6 laa1! [Jyutping]
- Son, how can you always be so apathetic? You should really try to get a job!
阿仔,你睇你成日吊吊揈噉款,正经揾份嘢做啦! [Cantonese, simp.]
- 嗰班友而家吊吊揈喺街度,揸住行李,連擺個……擺個篋去邊度都未有。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2008, Henry Tang Ying-yen's answer about bankruptcy of Tatami Hampton Hotel at the Hong Kong Legislative Council
- Go2 baan1 jau5-2 ji4 gaa1 diu3-4 diu3-2 fing6 hai2 gaai1 dou6, zaa1 zyu6 haang4 lei5, lin4 baai2 go3 ...... baai2 go3 gip1 heoi3 bin1 dou6 dou1 mei6 jau5. [Jyutping]
- Those guys are now bumming around streets, holding their baggages, and they don't even have a place to put...put down their suitcases.
嗰班友而家吊吊揈喺街度,揸住行李,连摆个……摆个箧去边度都未有。 [Cantonese, simp.]