hang機
Chinese
editmachine; opportunity; secret | |||
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trad. (hang機) | hang | 機 | |
simp. (hang机) | hang | 机 | |
alternative forms | 輕機/轻机 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: heng1 gei1
- Yale: hēng gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: heng1 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: héng1 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɛːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edithang⫽機 (verb-object)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) to hang; to freeze
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively, of a person) to halt responding to conversations, when one is taking a long time in order to come up with an appropriate response