粵

跳tiu3掣zai3

tiu3 zai3tiào chèinferred

English

  1. to trip a circuit breaker
  2. to have a mental fatigue, to sidetrack unintentionally due to a failure in multi-tasking

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 電路因為漏電或者負載過多,保護裝置自動切斷電路
  2. 個腦同時間要諗好多樣事情,搞到答非所問,九唔搭八

Examples

  • 我做嘢做到個人跳晒掣。

    After working so much, I'm mentally exhausted.

  • 個電箱又跳咗掣喇!快啲揾人嚟檢查下啦。

    The distribution board has tripped again! Find someone to take a look at it. ----

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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