白鴿轉

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Chinese

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white pigeon
to revolve; to turn; to circle about
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
 
trad. (白鴿轉) 白鴿
simp. (白鸽转) 白鸽

Pronunciation

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Noun

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白鴿轉

  1. (Cantonese) a situation where a vehicle loses grip and starts to spin due to skidding (Classifier: c)
  2. (Cantonese) brief visit to certain place (Classifier: c)
    白鴿轉返嚟 [Cantonese, trad.]
    白鸽转返嚟 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 heoi3 daa2 go3 baak6 gap3 zyun3 zau6 faan1 lai4 . [Jyutping]
    I'm leaving for a short time, and then I'll be back.