吊吊揈

吊吊揈

1. (Cantonese, slang) describing the state of something hanging mid-air

   Synonym: 搖搖欲墜／摇摇欲坠 (yáoyáoyùzhuì)

2. (Cantonese, figurative, slang) sloppy; lazy; not settled; not assured

   Synonym: 吊兒郎當／吊儿郎当

   阿仔，你睇你成日吊吊揈噉款，正經搵份嘢做啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   阿仔，你睇你成日吊吊揈噉款，正经揾份嘢做啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   aa³ zai², nei⁵ tai² nei⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ tiu^3-4 tiu^3-2 fing⁶ gam² fun², zing³ ging¹ wan² fan⁶ je⁵ zou⁶ laa¹!

   Son, how can you always be so apathetic? You should really try to get a job!

   • ^嗰班友而家吊吊揈喺街度，揸住行李，連擺個……擺個篋去邊度都未有。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     ^嗰班友而家吊吊揈喺街度，揸住行李，连摆个……摆个箧去边度都未有。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2008, Henry Tang Ying-yen's answer about bankruptcy of Tatami Hampton Hotel at the Hong Kong Legislative Council

     Go² baan¹ jau^5-2 ji⁴ gaa¹ diu^3-4 diu^3-2 fing⁶ hai² gaai¹ dou⁶, zaa¹ zyu⁶ hang⁴ lei⁵, lin⁴ baai² go³ ...... baai² go³ gip¹ heoi³ bin¹ dou⁶ dou¹ mei⁶ jau⁵.

     Those guys are now bumming around streets, holding their baggages, and they don't even have a place to put...put down their suitcases.