粵

氹tam5氹tam5轉zyun3

simp凼凼转
tam5 tam5 zyun3dam4 dam4 zyun3tam4 tam4 zyun3tam4 tam2 zyun3dàng dàng zhuǎn

English

  1. describes a situation where someone is extremely busy; literal meaning: turning around and around
  2. to be extremely busy; literally: to go around and around
  3. playground roundabout

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺一個地方走嚟走去,引申指好忙
  2. 一個識轉嘅圓盤,上面有幾條扶手,係公園嘅遊玩設施

Examples

  • 我哋一家人每逢拜年都要喺港九新界氹氹轉。

    We have to go around and the New Territories when we have to visit our relatives during Chinese New Year.

  • 細個玩氹氹轉嗰陣,試過揈咗出嚟,跌親個下巴要連針。

    While playing on the roundabout at the playground when I was small, I was thrown out, and I hurt my chin so badly I had to get stitched up at the hospital.

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

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