粵

吊diu3癮jan5

simp吊瘾also written弔癮
diu3 jan5diào yǐn

English

  1. to tantalize; to go cold turkey on an addiction
  2. to slightly satisfy a certain craving, just enough to let the addiction lingers; literally: hanging addiction

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 稍微滿足一下既有嘅癮性,令上癮症狀加劇;亦指賣關子

Examples

  • 套戲喺高潮位就完,仲唔係吊觀眾癮?

    The movie ends right at its climax, can there be any hooks more obvious than that?

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

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