聽香 [听－]

Jyutping teng1 hoeng1
Pinyin tīng xiāng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    一種​傳統​問卜習​俗​：​響​元宵​或​中​秋夜​果陣​，​響神前​燒香默禱​，​表明​欲​測​嘅​事​，​用​所​聽​到​路​人​嘅​第一句​話​來​判斷​吉凶
    Literally: listen incense. A traditional way of divination: in the Lantern Festival (15th of the first month) or Mid-autumn Festival, pray before god with burning incense and ask the question you want god to discover for you. It is believed that the god will reply through the first sentence the prayer can listen from the passerby.
    • 以前好多少女都會用聽香呢種方法去求姻緣。
      以前好多少女都会用听香呢种方法去求姻缘。
      Previously, many teenage girls used the way "listen incense" as the divination for asking chance of romance.

聽香 [听－]

Jyutping ting3 hoeng1
Pinyin tīng xiāng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    等​死​，​等​失敗​；​聽​係​指​等待​一件​遲​早發​生​嘅​事​；​香即​係​死
    wait for death or (very possible) failure; 聽 ting3 here means waiting for something that happens inevitably as a matter of time; 香 is die
    • 你哋咁搞實聽香都得啦！
      你哋咁搞实听香都得啦！
      Doing in that way will surely make you guys die !
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    听香
    聽香
    ting3 hoeng1
    • waiting to die
  2. Cantonese
    你哋咁搞实听香都得啦！
    你哋咁搞實聽香都得啦！
    • Doing in that way will surely make you guys die !
  3. Cantonese
    以前好多少女都会用听香呢种方法去求姻缘。
    以前好多少女都會用聽香呢種方法去求姻緣。
    • Previously, many teenage girls used the way "listen incense" as the divination for asking chance of romance.