落閘

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	gear; watergate
trad. (落閘)		落	閘
simp. (落闸)		落	闸

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ zaap⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ zaap⁶
  - Yale: lohk jaahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ dzaap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ zab⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² t͡saːp̚²/

Verb

落⫽閘 (verb-object)

(Cantonese) to roll down the gates and close (a shop, etc.)
落閘放狗！／落闸放狗！ [Cantonese] ― lok⁶ zaap⁶ fong³ gau²! [Jyutping] ― Shut down the gates and let the dogs to guard the shop!

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