神枱 [－台]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    供奉​祖先​同神​靈​嘅​祭台​，​用​嚟​擺​祭品​同神​主牌​；​通常​係​高​身​嘅​木​枱​，​會有​埋櫃桶​（​量​詞​：​張​）
    altar for worshipping gods or one's ancestors
  2. 名詞
    等級​好​高​但​係​完全​無實​權​嘅​職​位
    a high but powerless position
    • 佢自從得罪主席之後就俾人調咗上神台。
      佢自从得罪主席之后就俾人调咗上神台。
      keoi5 zi6 cung4 dak1 zeoi6 zo2 zyu2 zik6 zi1 hau6 zau6 bei2 jan4 diu6 zo2 soeng5 san4 toi2
      He was elevated to a prestigious but powerless position after offending the chairman.
  3. 參看
    神檯、神台
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拎过几次奖嘅林导演，早已被香港人放上神台，成为另一个香港电影文化嘅标志。
    拎過幾次獎嘅林導演，早已被香港人放上神枱，成為另一個香港電影文化嘅標誌。
    ling1 gwo3 gei2 ci3 zoeng2 ge3 lam4 dou6 jin2, zou2 ji5 bei6 hoeng1 gong2 jan4 fong3 soeng5 san4 toi2, sing4 wai4 ling6 jat1 go3 hoeng1 gong2 din6 jing2 man4 faa3 ge3 biu1 zi3
    • After receiving various awards in her lifetime, Director Lam has been well acclaimed by Hong Kongers, becoming a symbol of the Hong Kong movie culture.
  2. Cantonese
    佢四十岁都嫁唔出，分分钟由箩底橙变神台桔。
    佢四十歲都嫁唔出，分分鐘由籮底橙變神枱桔。
    keoi5 sei3 sap6 seoi3 dou1 gaa3 m4 ceot1, fan1 fan1 zung1 jau4 lo4 dai2 caang2 bin3 san4 toi2 gat1.
    • She remains unmarried in her forties and is in the danger of cementing her spinsterhood.
  3. Cantonese
    佢四十岁都嫁唔出，分分钟由箩底橙 变神台桔。
    佢四十歲都嫁唔出，分分鐘由籮底橙 變神枱桔。
    keoi5 sei3 sap6 seoi3 dou1 gaa3 m4 ceot1, fan1 fan1 zung1 jau4 lo4 dai2 caang2 bin3 san4 toi2 gat1.
    • She remains unmarried in her forties and is in the danger of cementing her spinsterhood.