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變bin3磚zyun1

simp变砖
bin3 zyun1biàn zhuān

English

  1. (of an electronic device) to brick; to become inoperable
  2. (of electronic devices) to be "bricked"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指電子產品更改一啲設定(例如升級、安裝軟體、越獄、Root機、被hack)為後系統被鎖定或者無法啓動,就好似變成一塊磚頭咁

Examples

  • 因為蘋果最新嘅操作系統會自動識別到果啲iPhone 6手機唔係經原廠維修,並且會永久停止功能,令數以千計嘅用家啲手機「變磚」。

    Thousands of iPhone 6 users claim their phone will be "bricked" because Apple's latest operating system permanently disables the handset if it detects that a repair has been carried out by a non-Apple technician.

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

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