當機 [当机]

Jyutping dong1 gei1
Pinyin dàng jī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to crash (of a computer)
  2. to stop working
  3. (loanword from English "down")
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to go haywire
    • 你們的特使艾薩克完全宕機了我們也不知道是怎麼回事
      你们的特使艾萨克完全宕机了我们也不知道是怎么回事
      nǐ men de tè shǐ ài sà kè wán quán dàng jī le wǒ men yě bù zhī dào shì zěn me huí shì
      Your emissary, Isaac, shut down completely and we have no idea what's wrong.
  2. verb, colloquial, of a computer
    to crash
    (syn.) 死机, hang机, 死機, hang機
  3. verb
    to shut down a computer, to stop a service (for maintenance etc.)
    (syn.) 停机, 停機
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 軟體網路：臺
    當機
  2. 軟體網路：陸
    死機
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Windows 95 又当机了！
    Windows 95 又當機了！
    windows 95 yòu dàng jī le ！
    • Windows 95 crashed on me AGAIN!
  2. Mandarin
    唉！我的电脑又当机了。
    唉！我的電腦又當機了。
    āi ！ wǒ de diàn nǎo yòu dàng jī le 。
    • Argh! My computer froze up again.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶阵你谂咁耐都唔去买，依家想买结果又卖晒，真系「落笔打三更」，唔得当机立断。
    嗰陣你諗咁耐都唔去買，依家想買結果又賣晒，真係「落筆打三更」，唔得當機立斷。
    go2 zan6 nei5 nam2 gam3 noi6 dou1 m4 heoi3 maai5, ji4 gaa1 soeng2 maai5 git3 gwo2 jau6 maai6 saai3, zan1 hai6 lok6 bat1 daa2 saam1 gaang1, m4 dak1 dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6.
    • You couldn't make up your mind about whether to buy it last time, and now it's sold out. You're so indecisive!
  2. Cantonese
    个消防员响火场当机立断，即刻抱走个细路仔。
    個消防員響火場當機立斷，即刻抱走個細路仔。
    go3 siu1 fong4 jyun4 hoeng2 fo2 coeng4 dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6, zik1 haak1 pou5 zau2 go3 sai3 lou6 zai2.
    • The fireman promptly made a decision in the fire and grabbed the helpless child.
  3. Cantonese
    当机立断
    當機立斷
    dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6
    • to promptly make a decision