局縮
Chinese
situation; office; (a measure word used for games) set or round office | to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce | ||
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trad. (局縮) | 局 | 縮 | |
simp. (局缩) | 局 | 缩 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
局縮
- (Cantonese) unsociable; sulky
- 佢好局縮嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 1877, Donald Bruce, Easy Phrases in the Canton Dialect of the Chinese Language, Lesson 12
- keoi5 hou2 guk6 suk1 ge3. [Jyutping]
- He is very sulky.
佢好局缩嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
- (Cantonese, of a place) small; cramped