cut線

See also: cut线

Chinese

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|- ! !to sever

!

thread; string; wire; line

|- !trad. (cut線) | cut | 線 |- !simp. (cut线) | cut | 线 |}

Etymology

From English cut + 線／线 (as in 電話線 "telephone line").

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): kat¹ sin³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kat¹ sin³
  - Yale: kāt sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kat⁷ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ked¹ xin³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐt̚⁵ siːn³³/

Noun

cut線

(Cantonese, telephony) to hang up

佢竟然 cut我線！ / 佢竟然 cut我线！ [Cantonese] ― Keoi⁵ ging² jin⁴ kat¹ ngo⁵ sin³! [Jyutping] ― How dare he hang up on me!

Synonyms

(Mandarin) 掛線／挂线

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