樽頸 [－颈]

Jyutping zeon1 geng2
Pinyin zūn jǐng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. bottle-neck
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    形容​成​日​塞住​嘅​地方​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    a bottleneck
    • 隧道入口好似一個樽頸，所以時時塞車。
      隧道入口好似一个樽颈，所以时时塞车。
      seoi6 dou6 jap6 hau2 hou2 ci5 jat1 go3 zeon1 geng2, so2 ji5 si4 si4 sak1 ce1.
      The entrance of the tunnel is like a bottleneck, therefore there are always traffic jams.
  2. 名詞
    形容​一個​難以​突破​嘅​關​卡​，​通常​指一個​人技藝​去​到​一定​水平​，​好多​功夫​先換​得​少少​進步
    plateau (in one's skills)
    • 我覺得我琴技已經去到樽頸位，再練落去都無咩意思。
      我觉得我琴技已经去到樽颈位，再练落去都无咩意思。
      ngo5 gok3 dak1 ngo5 kam4 gei6 ji5 ging1 heoi3 dou3 zeon1 geng2 wai2, zoi3 lin6 lok6 heoi3 dou1 mou5 me1 ji3 si1.
      I think my piano skills have plateaued, there's no point in continuing to practice.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, figuratively, literally
    bottleneck
    (syn.) 瓶颈, 瓶頸
    • 生產樽頸
      生产樽颈
      shēng chǎn zūn jǐng
      production bottleneck
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 瓶頸 – 瓶颈
  2. 卡口
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    隧道入口好似一个樽颈，所以时时塞车。
    隧道入口好似一個樽頸，所以時時塞車。
    seoi6 dou6 jap6 hau2 hou2 ci5 jat1 go3 zeon1 geng2, so2 ji5 si4 si4 sak1 ce1.
    • The entrance of the tunnel is like a bottleneck, therefore there are always traffic jams.
  2. Cantonese
    我觉得我琴技已经去到樽颈位，再练落去都无咩意思。
    我覺得我琴技已經去到樽頸位，再練落去都無咩意思。
    ngo5 gok3 dak1 ngo5 kam4 gei6 ji5 ging1 heoi3 dou3 zeon1 geng2 wai2, zoi3 lin6 lok6 heoi3 dou1 mou5 me1 ji3 si1.
    • I think my piano skills have plateaued, there's no point in continuing to practice.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    生产樽颈
    生產樽頸
    shēng chǎn zūn jǐng
    • production bottleneck