街機

Chinese

		street	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (街機)		街	機
simp. (街机)		街	机

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiējī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai¹ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiējī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jieji
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-chi¹
    • Yale: jyē-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieji
    • Palladius: цзецзи (czeczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai¹ gei¹
    • Yale: gāai gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai¹ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai¹ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Noun

街機

1. arcade game
2. cellphone that many people in the streets own

   • 一款旗艦機當然不會很快就淪為街機 [MSC, trad.]
     一款旗舰机当然不会很快就沦为街机 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2009, “街机”进行时(组图), 北京晚报

     yī kuǎn qíjiànjī dāngrán bùhuì hěn kuài jiù lúnwéi jiējī [Pinyin]

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   • 諾基亞發布N9的主打理念是「不跟隨」，而潛臺詞就是針對目前已成「街機」的iPhone 4的「不跟隨」。 [MSC, trad.]
     诺基亚发布N9的主打理念是「不跟随」，而潜台词就是针对目前已成「街机」的iPhone 4的「不跟随」。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2011, SIM小卡，麻烦不小(组图), 羊城晚报

     Nuòjīyà fābù N9 de zhǔdǎ lǐniàn shì “bù gēnsuí”, ér qiántáicí jiù shì zhēnduì mùqián yǐ chéng “jiējī” de iPhone 4 de “bù gēnsuí”. [Pinyin]

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   • 就在大屏幕智能手機在都市人群中逐漸成為「街機」時 [MSC, trad.]
     就在大屏幕智能手机在都市人群中逐渐成为「街机」时 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2014, 经典小手机重出江湖上班族流行“双机大侠”, 大河报

     jiù zài dà píngmù zhìnéng shǒujī zài dūshì rénqún zhōng zhújiàn chéngwéi “jiējī” shí [Pinyin]

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