隔膜
gaak3 mok6gé mó
English
- diaphragm (anatomy)
- distant (socially aloof)
- divided by lack of mutual comprehension
- nonexpert
- lack of mutual understanding
- an intangible and mental wall between two individual on a social level
- separator; membrane
粵語 — Cantonese
- 彼此嘅認識唔深
- 一種冇形嘅阻礙,令人冇辦法用真心坦誠相對
- 將物質隔開,令佢哋唔會混合嘅設備
Examples
隔膜泵
diaphragm pump
我第一次見表姐嗰陣,同佢仲有啲隔膜。
When I first met my cousin, there are still some ice between us. ----
佢老竇唔鐘意佢女朋友,佢哋父子兩個之間開始有隔膜。
He started to drift apart from his father ever since he voiced his disapproval against his son's girlfriend. ----
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk