粵

叉caa1電din6

simp叉电
caa1 din6chā diàn

English

  1. Battery charging
  2. (of batteries or electronic devices) to charge; to recharge
  3. to take a break for being energetic again

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係充電;有時會縮略為「叉」
  2. 比喻休息以回復精力

Examples

  • 叉電線

    charging cable

  • 得閒去旅行叉下電啦。

    You should reserve some time for a trip.

  • 忙完一輪之後,佢去咗泰國叉電。

    After a long period of hard work, he went to Thailand to recharge his batteries.

  • 手機啲電倒水噉,用咗一個鐘就要叉電。

    The battery of my phone drains like water pouring. I used it for only an hour and it needs a recharge now. ----

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

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