cut線

See also: cut线

Chinese

		to cut	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (cut線/cut綫)		cut	線/綫
simp. (cut线)		cut	线

Etymology

From English cut + 線／线 (xiàn, “line; lane”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kat¹ sin³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kat¹ sin³
    • Yale: kāt sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kat⁷ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ked¹ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐt̚⁵ siːn³³/

Verb

cut⫽線 (verb-object) (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese)

1. (telephony) to end a call; to hang up (on someone) (usually abruptly)

   佢竟然cut我線！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢竟然cut我线！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ ging² jin⁴ kat¹ ngo⁵ sin³! [Jyutping]

   How dare he hang up on me!

2. to change lanes when driving

Synonyms

• (to hang up): 掛線／挂线 (guàxiàn), 掛斷／挂断 (guàduàn); (Cantonese) 收線／收线
• (to change lanes while driving): 變道／变道 (biàndào), (Hong Kong) 切線／切线 (qiēxiàn)