吃螺絲

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	screw
trad. (吃螺絲)		吃	螺絲
simp. (吃螺丝)		吃	螺丝
Literally: “to eat screws”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chī luósī

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ lo⁴ si¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chī luósī
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chih luósih
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih¹ lo²-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: chr̄ lwó-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy luosy
  - Palladius: чи лосы (či losy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hek³ lo⁴ si¹
  - Yale: hek lòh sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ lo⁴ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hég³ lo⁴ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ lɔː²¹ siː⁵⁵/

Verb

吃⫽螺絲 (verb-object)

to fumble one's words

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 食螺絲／食螺丝

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