「掛」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gwaa3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to hang up; to suspend; to attach to
    (Cant.) 掛gwaa3起hei2幅fuk1相soeng2
    (Eng.) to hang up the photo
    (Cant.) 塊faai3bannerbaan1 naa2掛gwaa3得dak1有jau5幾gei2高gou1得dak1幾gei2高gou1!
    (Eng.) Hang the banner as high as you can!
    (Cant.) 牆coeng4上soeng6面min6掛gwaa3住zyu6幅fuk1畫waa2。
    (Eng.) A picture is hung on the wall.

  • to issue a tropical cyclone signal
    (Cant.) 掛gwaa3八baat3號hou6波bo1
    (Eng.) to issue typhoon signal number 8

  • to miss or think of; used less frequently than 掛住 gwaa3zyu6 and before a complement i.e. either the adverb 死 sei2 or a clause starting with the affix 到 dou3
    (Cant.) 哎ai1吔jaa3,掛gwaa3死sei2我ngo5喇laa3BBbi4 bi1豬zyu1!
    (Eng.) Oh, I miss you so much, my dear!
    (Cant.) 我ngo5掛gwaa3你nei5掛gwaa3到dou3發faat3夢mung6都dou1見gin3到dou3你nei5。
    (Eng.) I miss you so much that I see you when I dream.

See also: 扱線 收線 懸掛 吊 懸 停頓 附加 着
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