粵

岌kap1岌kap1貢gung3

simp岌岌贡
kap1 kap1 gung3ngap6 ngap6 gung3jí jí gòng

English

  1. wobbling
  2. wobbling; to keep rocking, shaking; unstable, going to fall or break apart

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 不停搖晃,左右或者上下係咁郁;唔穩定、危危乎

Examples

  • 張檯攝唔穩,仲係度岌岌貢。

    The table was not level and kept rocking.

  • 個阿伯行到岌岌貢咁,好驚佢會跌親。

    That old man keeps rocking when walking, I'm afraid he would fall.

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

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