壞咗

简 坏咗 · 繁 壞咗
Cantonese · source Jyutpingwaai6 zo2

Meanings

  1. broken, not working, not functioning
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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

waai歪waai1askewwaai2—waai3—怀waai4bosomwaai5—坏waai6bad

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: huai4 zuo5. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Exact source record & identity壞咗 坏咗 [huai4 zuo5] {waai6 zo2} /broken, not working, not functioning/

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