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2024
老虎機
老虎機
See also:
老虎机
Chinese
tiger
machine; opportunity; secret
trad.
(
老虎機
)
老虎
機
simp.
(
老虎机
)
老虎
机
Noun
老虎機
poker machine
;
slot machine
;
one-armed bandit
(
Hong Kong Cantonese
,
dated
)
parking meter
Etymology
So called as both resemble a tiger's mouth - money goes in and never returns.
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
lǎohǔjī
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
lou
5
fu
2
gei
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
lǎohǔjī
Zhuyin
:
ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
laohuuji
IPA
(key)
:
/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
lou
5
fu
2
gei
1
Yale
:
lóuh fú g
ē
i
Cantonese Pinyin
:
lou
5
fu
2
gei
1
IPA
(
key
)
:
/lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵ kei̯
⁵⁵
/
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