懸空 [悬－]

Jyutping jyun4 hung1
Pinyin xuán kōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to hang in the air
  2. suspended in midair
  3. (fig.) uncertain
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​半空​靜止​唔​郁​，​靠​一​啲​嘢​支撐​，​未​跌落​嚟
    to suspend; to hang in the air
    • 呢條天橋懸空幾百米，喺上面行好恐怖。
      呢条天桥悬空几百米，喺上面行好恐怖。
      ni1 tiu4 tin1 kiu4 jyun4 hung1 gei2 baak3 mai5, hai2 soeng6 min6 haang4 hou2 hung2 bou3.
      This flyover is several hundred meters above the ground. It's terrifying to walk across it.
  2. 動詞
    一​啲​職位​冇​人​做​緊
    to be vacant
    • 呢個區議會嘅議席懸空咗好耐。
      呢个区议会嘅议席悬空咗好耐。
      ni1 go3 keoi1 ji5 wui2 ge3 ji5 zik6 jyun4 hung1 zo2 hou2 noi6.
      This seat in the District Council has been vacant for quite some time.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literally
    to suspend in the air
  2. verb, figuratively
    to hang in the balance
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢条天桥悬空几百米，喺上面行好恐怖。
    呢條天橋懸空幾百米，喺上面行好恐怖。
    ni1 tiu4 tin1 kiu4 jyun4 hung1 gei2 baak3 mai5, hai2 soeng6 min6 haang4 hou2 hung2 bou3.
    • This flyover is several hundred meters above the ground. It's terrifying to walk across it.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个区议会嘅议席悬空咗好耐。
    呢個區議會嘅議席懸空咗好耐。
    ni1 go3 keoi1 ji5 wui2 ge3 ji5 zik6 jyun4 hung1 zo2 hou2 noi6.
    • This seat in the District Council has been vacant for quite some time.