跳掣 [－－]

Jyutping tiu3 zai3
Pinyin tiào chè

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    電線​短路
    short circuit
    • 個電箱又跳咗掣喇！
      个电箱又跳咗掣喇！
      go3 din6 soeng1 jau6 tiu3 zo2 zai3 laa3!
      The distribution board has a short circuit again!
  2. 動詞
    個​腦同​時間​要​諗​好多​樣​事情​，​搞​到​答非​所問​，​九​唔​搭​八
    to have a mental fatigue, to sidetrack unintentionally due to a failure in multi-tasking
    • 我做嘢做到個人跳哂掣。
      我做嘢做到个人跳哂掣。
      ngo5 zou6 je5 zou6 dou3 go3 jan4 tiu3 saai3 zai3.
      I keep working and now have a mental fatigue.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, of a circuit breaker
    to trip
    (syn.) 跳电, 跳闸, 跳電, 跳閘