吊腳

Chinese

		to hang; to suspend	role; foot; base
trad. (吊腳)		吊	腳
simp. (吊脚)		吊	脚

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu³ goek³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu³ goek³
    • Yale: diu geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu³ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu³ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³³ kœːk̚³/

Adjective

吊腳 (Cantonese)

1. remote; with an inconvenient location
2. (of trousers) with no break; not reaching one's ankles or shoes (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
3. (of seats) too high, such that one's legs do not reach the ground

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “remote”): 就腳／就脚 (zau⁶ goek³)