"gimmick" meaning in Chinese

See gimmick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kiːm⁵⁵ mɪk̚²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kiːm⁵⁵ mɪk̚²¹/ Chinese transliterations: gim¹ mik⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gīm mìhk [Cantonese, Yale], gim¹ mik⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gim¹ mig⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From English gimmick. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|gimmick}} English gimmick Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} gimmick
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) gimmicky Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-gimmick-zh-adj-R6dg~3qT Categories (other): Cantonese terms with collocations, Hong Kong Cantonese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 71 29

Noun

IPA: /kiːm⁵⁵ mɪk̚²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kiːm⁵⁵ mɪk̚²¹/ Chinese transliterations: gim¹ mik⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gīm mìhk [Cantonese, Yale], gim¹ mik⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gim¹ mig⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From English gimmick. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|gimmick}} English gimmick Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} gimmick
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) gimmick Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-gimmick-zh-noun-Ab3d3uAU Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 71 29
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