粵

掉diu4掉diu2揈fing6

diu4 diu2 fing6tiu4 tiu2 fing6diào diào hōnginferred

English

  1. sloppy; flippant; a devil-may-care attitude
  2. dangling; swaying; hanging loosely

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容男人吊兒郎當(fing 吓 fing 吓噉)
  2. 形容長條形嘅嘢冇固定好,喺度搖來搖去

Examples

  • 啲鬆電線喺埲牆度掉掉揈。

    Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall.

  • 佢老公有正經嘢唔做,成日吊吊揈噉款,發夢賭馬賺大錢。

    Her husband indulges in his sloppy dream of riches from gambling instead of getting a proper job. ----

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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