老虎機
See also: 老虎机
Chinese
edittiger; tractor | machine; opportunity; secret | ||
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trad. (老虎機) | 老虎 | 機 | |
simp. (老虎机) | 老虎 | 机 |
Etymology
editSo called as both resemble a tiger's mouth - money goes in and never returns.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎohǔji
- Wade–Giles: lao3-hu3-chi1
- Yale: lǎu-hǔ-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laohuuji
- Palladius: лаохуцзи (laoxuczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 fu2 gei1
- Yale: lóuh fú gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 fu2 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 fu2 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit老虎機
- poker machine; slot machine; one-armed bandit (Classifier: 臺/台 m)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) parking meter