粵

機gei1關gwaan1

simp机关
gei1 gwaan1jī guān

English

  1. mechanism; gear
  2. machine-operated
  3. office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body
  4. stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick
  5. a intricate, mechanical device or a machine which is comprised of many parts
  6. calculation, careful planning which is often related to conspiracy
  7. an organisation which often handles governmental affairs

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 複雜而有好多零件嘅裝置
  2. 計謀,算計
  3. 有組織嘅團體,通常指處理政府事務嘅機構。(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 收音机关掉了。

    The radio is powered off.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 请把发动机关掉。

    Please turn off your engine.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 他的手机关机了。

    His cell phone is off.

    Tatoeba · ribel CC BY

  • 請你把收音機關掉。

    Turn off the radio, please.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 请把电视机关掉好吗?

    Would you please turn the TV off?

    Tatoeba · jacintoo CC BY

  • 請把收音機關小聲點。

    Please turn down the radio.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 機關槍

    machine gun ----

  • 機關算盡

    to rack one's brain in scheming; to exhaust every power of one's mind ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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