落閘

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	gear; watergate
trad. (落閘)		落	閘
simp. (落闸)		落	闸

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ zaap⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lok⁶ zaap⁶
    • Yale: lohk jaahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ dzaap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ zab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² t͡saːp̚²/

Verb

落⫽閘 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to roll down the gates and close (a shop, etc.)

   落閘放狗！／落闸放狗！ [Cantonese]  ―  lok⁶ zaap⁶ fong³ gau²! [Jyutping]  ―  Shut down the gates and let the dogs to guard the shop!