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

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)

remote; with an inconvenient location
(of trousers) no break; not reaching one's ankle or shoe (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
(of seats) too high such that one's legs does not reach the ground

Antonyms

(remote): 就腳／就脚 (zau⁶ goek³)

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