動L

See also: 动L

Chinese

		to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (動L)		動	L
simp. (动L)		动	L

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Jackie Chan's commercial with Bawang Shampoo?”)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung⁶ eu⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung⁶ eu⁶
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶ eu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ²² ɛːu̯²²/

Verb

動L

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to bounce; to spring

Adjective

動L

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) elastic; springy
   • 1992, Royal Tramp, spoken by Wai Chun-fa (Sandra Ng):

     就憑我韋春花咁多年嘅經驗呀，如果男人一縮陽呢，只要喺佢尾龍骨大穴嗰度攞支釵一篤落去，就會動L噉樣彈返出嚟㗎嘞。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     就凭我韦春花咁多年嘅经验呀，如果男人一缩阳呢，只要喺佢尾龙骨大穴嗰度𫽋支钗一笃落去，就会动L噉样弹返出嚟㗎嘞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     zau⁶ pang⁴ ngo⁵ wai⁵ ceon¹ faa¹ gam³ do¹ nin⁴ ge³ ging¹ jim⁶ aa³, jyu⁴ gwo² naam⁴ jan^4-2 jat¹ suk¹ joeng⁴ ne¹, zi² jiu³ hai² keoi⁵ mei⁵ lung⁴ gwat¹ daai⁶ jyut⁶ go² dou⁶ lo² zi¹ caa¹ jat¹ duk¹ lok⁶ heoi³, zau⁶ wui⁵ dung⁶ eu⁶ gam² joeng^6-2 daan⁶ faan¹ ceot¹ lei⁴ gaa³ laak³. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

See also

• (Mainland China) duang