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Change log entry 91910
Processed by: richwarm (2025-09-26 21:23:04 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 84076 - submitted by 'encn' >>
variant of
i'd say 宕机 is more common than 当机
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Editor:
1) 當機 seems to be more standard in Taiwan.
It's in Tw-based dicts, for example, whereas 宕機 is not.

GV results (millions)
當機 2.9
当机 1.7
宕機 0.5
宕机 9.3

2) I think (loanword from English "down") may be a folk etymology.
Diff:
- 當機 当机 [dang4 ji1] /to crash (of a computer)/to stop working/(loanword from English "down")/
+ 當機 当机 [[dang4ji1]] /variant of 宕機|宕机[dang4ji1]/
By MDBG 2025
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