粵

彳cit1亍coet1噉gam2轉zyun3

cit1 coet1 gam2 zyun3chì chù dàn zhuǎninferred

English

  1. to pace back and forth; to be restless; to fidget
  2. figuratively, describes a large stream of people and things

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 彳亍即係來回踱步,引伸指人坐立不安
  2. 比喻人流高或者物件出現消失嘅次數非常多,多到肉眼睇唔切

Examples

  • 做乜成朝彳亍噉轉?有咩事咁煩?

    Why have you been pacing back and forth all morning? Is something troubling you ? ----

  • 呢條街好旺㗎,啲人日日彳亍噉轉,唔怕無生意。

    This street is really prosperous. The throngs are so large, you needn't worry about getting business.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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