機車

See also: 机车

Chinese

machine; opportunity; secret
 
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (機車)
simp. (机车)

Etymology 1

“motorcycle”
Short for 機器腳踏車机器脚踏车 (jīqì jiǎotàchē).

Pronunciation


Noun

機車

  1. train engine; locomotive
  2. (Taiwan) scooter; motorcycle
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Altered from Hokkien 膣屄 (chi-bai) (also written as 雞掰鸡掰 (jībāi) in Mandarin).

Pronunciation


Adjective

機車

  1. (Taiwan, euphemistic) hard to get along with
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