粵

搖jiu4搖jiu4岌ngap6

jiu4 jiu4 ngap6yáo yáo jíinferred

English

  1. someone or something to keep rocking, shaking; to describe something looks unstable, seems going to fall or break apart

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人或者物件自己喺度搖,左右不停咁郁;形容唔穩定、危危乎

Examples

  • 張枱攝唔穩,仲喺度搖搖岌。

    The table wasn't steady and kept rocking.

  • 個阿伯行到搖搖岌咁,好驚佢會跌親。

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

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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