吊吊揈

Chinese

		to hang; to suspend	to hang; to suspend	to sway;to swing
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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu^3-4 diu^3-2 fing⁶, tiu^3-4 tiu^3-2 fing⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu^3-4 diu^3-2 fing⁶, tiu^3-4 tiu^3-2 fing⁶
    • Yale: dìuh díu fihng, tìuh tíu fihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu^3-4 diu^3-2 fing⁶, tiu^3-4 tiu^3-2 fing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu^3-4 diu^3-2 fing⁶, tiu^3-4 tiu^3-2 fing⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³³⁻²¹ tiːu̯³³⁻³⁵ fɪŋ²²/, /tʰiːu̯³³⁻²¹ tʰiːu̯³³⁻³⁵ fɪŋ²²/

Adverb

吊吊揈

1. (Cantonese, slang) describing the state of something hanging mid-air

   Synonym: 搖搖欲墜／摇摇欲坠 (yáoyáoyùzhuì)

2. (Cantonese, figurative, slang) sloppy; lazy; not settled; not assured

   Synonym: 吊兒郎當／吊儿郎当

   阿仔，你睇你成日吊吊揈噉款，正經搵份嘢做啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   阿仔，你睇你成日吊吊揈噉款，正经揾份嘢做啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   aa³ zai², nei⁵ tai² nei⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ tiu^3-4 tiu^3-2 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!

   • ^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.]
     ^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.]

     From: 2008, Henry Tang Ying-yen's answer about bankruptcy of Tatami Hampton Hotel at the Hong Kong Legislative Council

     Go² baan¹ jau^5-2 ji⁴ gaa¹ diu^3-4 diu^3-2 fing⁶ hai² gaai¹ dou⁶, zaa¹ zyu⁶ hang⁴ 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.