老虎機

See also: 老虎机

Chinese

		tiger; energy-consuming unit or machine	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (老虎機)		老虎	機
simp. (老虎机)		老虎	机

Etymology

So called as both resemble a tiger's mouth - money goes in and never returns.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎohǔjī

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ fu² gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎohǔjī [Phonetic: láohǔjī]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laohuuji
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ fu² gei¹
  - Yale: lóuh fú gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ fu² gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ fu² géi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Noun

老虎機

poker machine; slot machine; one-armed bandit (Classifier: 臺／台 m)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) parking meter

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