秀逗

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Chinese

to ear; beautiful; elegant
to ear; beautiful; elegant; outstanding; to show; to display; show
 
stay; stop; to pause (while reading)
stay; stop; to pause (while reading); to tease (play with)
 
trad. (秀逗)
simp. #(秀逗)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ショート (shōto, to short-circuit), from English short. Cognate with Hong Kong Cantonese short.

Pronunciation


Verb

秀逗

  1. (electronics, colloquial, chiefly Taiwan) to short-circuit
  2. (figurative, colloquial, humorous) to have a mental lapse; to be addled
    秀逗秀逗  ―  ādāmǎ xiùdòu  ―  crazy (from Japanese 頭ショート)