吊 [－]

Jyutping diu3
Pinyin diào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to suspend
  2. to hang up
  3. to hang a person
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令​物件​喺​空中​懸掛
    to hang; to suspend
    • 佢哋喺屋頂度吊咗條繩落嚟。
      佢哋喺屋顶度吊咗条绳落嚟。
      keoi5 dei6 hai2 uk1 deng2 dou6 diu3 zo2 tiu4 sing2 lok6 lai4.
      They've hung down a rope from the roof.
  2. 動詞
    用​繩索​或者​纜索​去​升降​物件
    to lift up or let down with a rope, etc.
    • 啲工人將啲貨櫃吊咗上甲板度。
      啲工人将啲货柜吊咗上甲板度。
      di1 gung1 jan4 zoeng1 di1 fo3 gwai6 diu3 zo2 soeng5 gaap3 baan2 dou6.
      The workers hoisted the containers onto the deck.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Classifier for strings of 1000 copper coins.
  2. character
    to hang
  3. character
    to lift up with a rope
  4. character
    to revoke
  5. character
    to condole; to mourn; to pity
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. condole, mourn, pity
  2. hang
  3. Cangjie Input
    RLB
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #222
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #43
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    若同期的人先一步完成销售目标，我也不能再吊儿郎当了。
    若同期的人先一步完成銷售目標，我也不能再吊兒郎當了。
    ruò tóng qī de rén xiān yī bù wán chéng xiāo shòu mù biāo ， wǒ yě bù néng zài diào er láng dāng le 。
    • When one of my coworkers starts racking up good sales figures I can't let down my guard.
  2. Mandarin
    他上吊自杀了。
    他上吊自殺了。
    tā shàng diào zì shā le 。
    • He committed suicide by hanging himself.
  3. Mandarin
    请抓紧吊环。
    請抓緊吊環。
    qǐng zhuā jǐn diào huán 。
    • Please hang onto the strap.
  4. Mandarin
    灯笼在树枝上吊着。
    燈籠在樹枝上吊着。
    dēng lóng zài shù zhī shàng diào zhe 。
    • The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.
  5. Mandarin
    吊带是最安全的。
    吊帶是最安全的。
    diào dài shì zuì ān quán de 。
    • Suspenders are safest.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢吊颈自杀。
    佢吊頸自殺。
    keoi5 diu3 geng2 zi6 saat3 。
    • He committed suicide by hanging himself.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢成个礼拜冇食过嘢，净系靠盐水嚟吊命。
    佢成個禮拜冇食過嘢，淨係靠鹽水嚟吊命。
    keoi5 seng4 go3 lai5 baai3 mou5 sik6 gwo3 je5, zing6 hai6 kaau3 jim4 seoi2 lei4 diu3 meng6.
    • He hasn't eaten anything for a week; his entire life depended on an IV drip.
  2. Cantonese
    我通咗两晚顶，仲未赶好晒啲稿，而家靠咖啡嚟吊命。
    我通咗兩晚頂，仲未趕好晒啲稿，而家靠咖啡嚟吊命。
    ngo5 tung1 zo2 loeng5 maan5 deng2, zung6 mei6 gon2 hou2 saai3 di1 gou2, ji4 gaa1 kaau3 gaa3 fe1 lei4 diu3 meng6.
    • After pulling two all-nighters, I still haven't finished writing my articles. Coffee is now my only source of energy.
  3. Cantonese
    佢冇埋份洗碗工之后，就一路都靠综援吊命。
    佢冇埋份洗碗工之後，就一路都靠綜援吊命。
    keoi5 mou5 maai4 fan6 sai2 wun2 gung1 zi1 hau6, zau6 jat1 lou6 dou1 kaau3 zung3 wun4 diu3 meng6.
    • Since he lost his dishwasher job, he's been living on government allowance.
  4. Cantonese
    吊船
    吊船
    diu3 syun4
    • suspended working platform
  5. Cantonese
    炒菜唔好净系落盐，落啲多糖吊下味，会好食好多。
    炒菜唔好淨係落鹽，落啲多糖吊下味，會好食好多。
    caau2 coi3 m4 hou2 zing6 hai6 lok6 jim4, lok6 dit1 doe1 tong4 diu3 haa5 mei6, wui5 hou2 sik6 hou2 do1.
    • Don't just add salt when frying vegetables, add a tiny bit of sugar, it will become much tastier.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    要系腰带，就用不着吊带了。
    要繫腰帶，就用不着吊帶了。
    yào jì yāo dài ， jiù yòng bù zháo diào dài le ．
    • You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt.
  2. Mandarin
    天花板上挂着一盏名贵的吊灯。
    天花板上掛着一盞名貴的吊燈。
    tiān huā bǎn shàng guà zhe yī zhǎn míng guì de diào dēng ．
    • A precious chandelier hung from the ceiling.
  3. Mandarin
    吊鿍
    吊鿍
    diào gàng
    • the name of a place in Fujian
  4. Mandarin
    打吊针
    打吊針
    dǎ diào zhēn
    • to put someone on a drip
  5. Cantonese
    发羊吊
    發羊吊
    faat3 joeng4 diu3
    • to have an epileptic seizure