當機
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See also: 当机
Chinese[edit]
phonetic | machine; opportunity; secret | ||
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trad. (當機) | 當 | 機 | |
simp. (当机) | 当 | 机 | |
alternative forms | 宕機/宕机 |
Etymology[edit]
The first syllable is borrowed from English down.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄤˋ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàngji
- Wade–Giles: tang4-chi1
- Yale: dàng-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danqji
- Palladius: данцзи (danczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daang1 gei1 / dong1 gei1
- Yale: dāang gēi / dōng gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: daang1 gei1 / dong1 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: dang1 géi1 / dong1 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/, /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb[edit]
當機
- (originally Cantonese, colloquial, of a computer) to crash
- (figurative) to go haywire
- (computing) to shut down a computer, to stop a service (for maintenance etc.)
Usage notes[edit]
Now rare in Cantonese.