Learn Colloquial Cantonese 學習地道廣東話

暗啞抵

2011-07-25T06:13:00.000-07:00

[Literization] dull + matt + worth
[Meaning] Bear without a word

Example
I helped you to finish your homework without giving you a word, but you haven't say thank you.
我暗啞抵幫你做功課, 乜你唔該都冇聲。

揦利

2010-12-28T18:52:00.000-08:00

[Literization] Sting the tongue
[Meaning] Expensive

Example
What so expensive of your apples, 5 dollars per one. But the apples are only sold at 10 dollars for 3 aside of your store.
乜你賣啲蘋果咁揦利呀，要五蚊一個。隔離只係賣十蚊三個咋。

盟塞

2010-12-11T00:26:00.000-08:00

[Meaning] Be stupid

Example
John is very stupid, I taught him many times but he still doesn't understand the basic calcuation of 2+2 = 2 square.
阿莊好盟塞, 我教佢好多次都仍然唔明白2加2等於2平方.

把鬼

2010-11-08T06:22:00.000-08:00

[Literization] Muddle the ghost
[Meaning] Be useless / Meaningless

Example
Why you buy me an oven? It is meaningless as I don't know how to cook!
我都唔識煮飯，你送個焗爐比我把鬼咩！

陰公

2010-10-27T08:36:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Moon + Male
[Meaning] Calamitousness, Poorness

Example
The cat is really poor, that the boy ill-treats it everyday.
隻貓真陰公, 果個男仔每日都虐待佢.

唔係路

2010-10-24T02:54:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Not the way
[Meaning] It doesn't seem the right way or right thing

Example
It seems off the beam. I am waiting for 2 hours but he still no show up yet. I believe he is still sleeping now.
唔係路喎. 等咗兩個鍾頭都未出現, 我相信佢一定未瞓醒.

見過鬼就怕黑

2010-10-16T05:38:00.000-07:00

[Literization] After seeing a ghost, and becomes afraid of darkness
[Meaning] Once bitten, twice shy

Example
I missed the class for playing TV game and punished by teacher, and will not do it again. Once bitten, twise shy.
上次走堂去打機比老師罰, 下次唔再走堂了. 見過鬼就怕黑.

唔o拏耕

2010-10-13T05:04:00.000-07:00

[Meaning] Have no relation

Example 1
I have no relationship with him, so I will not lend him the money.
我同佢都唔o拏耕嘅, 咁我又點會借錢比佢呢.

Example 2
You answer is no related to my question.
你都唔o拏耕嘅; 我問你東, 你就答西.

In some case, 唔o拏耕 is similar with 牛頭唔搭馬咀.
http://goto-cantonese.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-post.html

o拏(音: 啦)

惦過碌蔗

2010-10-11T07:56:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Straighter than a sugar-cane
[Meaning] Feel confidence to do something

Example
I have read the book throughfully, and I feel confidence to pass the exam this time.
我溫晒書去考試, 今次重唔惦過碌蔗.

符碌

2010-10-09T08:17:00.000-07:00

[Meaning] Do somethings by a Fluke

Example
What a fluke, you don't know how to play football but get a goal.
你真係符碌, 唔識踢波都入到波.

落狗屎

2010-10-07T05:30:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Drop dog's shit
[Meaning] It rains dogs and cats

Example
The weather was good on this morning, but it rains dogs and cats suddenly this afternoon.
今朝天氣原本好好, 但係晏晝突然落狗屎.

把鬼火

2010-10-06T08:59:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Muddle the corpse candle
[Meaning] Be angry

Example
I am very angry with this waiter's service attitude.
嗰個侍應嘅服務態度令人把鬼火.

肉酸

2010-10-05T10:05:00.000-07:00

[Literization] The flesh goes sour
[Meaning] Ugly

Example
Wa...Your make-up looks ugly today.
嘩...你今日嘅化妝好肉酸呀.

得把聲

2010-10-03T09:48:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Have the sound only
[Meaning] Just in word but not in deed

Example
Don't just talking but no in deed, please take action as soon as possible.
你咪只係得把聲, 快啲將計畫付諸行動.

不嬲

2010-10-02T04:23:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Not angry
[Meaning] Habitual

Example
I do not read English habitually, I must be failed if there is a unannounced test tomorrow.
我不嬲都唔讀英文; 如果聼日重要突擊測驗, 我一定唔合格啦.

麻麻地

2010-10-01T01:31:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Surface not smooth
[Meaning] So-So / Be neither good nor bad

Example
A: How about the food?
B: So-so.

A: 啲食品好唔好味呀?
B: 麻麻地啦

蛇王

2010-09-30T04:58:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Snake + King
[Meaning] Shirk work

Example
Do you shirk your work? You went to play football during working hours.
你去咗蛇王呀? 番工嘅時間去踢波.

[Synonymy] = 吞POP

督背脊

2010-09-29T05:59:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Pierce the back
[Meaning] Rip up the back

Example
Joe spoke ill to my boss behind of my back, for reporting him of my work shunning.
Joe 喺我老闆面前督我背脊, 話我工作時間蛇王.

是但

2010-09-27T06:04:00.000-07:00

[Meaning] Slap together (with roughly and freely)

Example
Mother: What do you want to eat tonight?
Son: Just cook something freely.

Mother: 你今晚想食乜嘢啊?
Son: 是但炒幾味啦.

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是是但但

下扒輕輕

2010-09-27T04:29:00.000-07:00

[Literization] The chin is light
[Meaning] Talk through one's hat

Example
Jackie: I can run up to 50th floor within 3 minutes.
Maggie: Don't talk through my hat, let's show me how to do it now.

Jackie: 我唔洗三分鐘就可以跑上五十樓.
Maggie: 你咪下扒輕輕, 你即刻跑上去比我睇吓.

[Synonymy] = 口輕輕

眼瞓

2010-09-26T09:26:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Eye + Sleep
[Meaning] Tire

Example
See "去搵周公"

去搵周公

2010-09-26T09:19:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Go to look for Duke Dzau.
[Meaning] Go to sleep

Example
I am so tired today, and will go to sleep soon.
我今日好眼瞓, 一陣要去搵周公.

七七八八

2010-09-25T17:28:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Seven seven eight eight
[Meaning] 70% to 80% completed

Example
My english assignment is almost finished and I can submit tomorrow.
我的英文作業已經七七八八, 可以明天提交了.

抵死

2010-09-25T09:47:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Deserve the dealth
[Meaning] Deserve the dealth

Example
Tom cheated in exam, and deserved to be punished by teacher.
湯姆考試中作弊給老師處罰, 抵死.

鬼要

2010-09-24T05:21:00.000-07:00

[Literization] Ghosts want
[Meaning] Nobody wants

Example
Nobody wants this potato, because it is rotten.
這個薯仔腐爛咗, 搵鬼要了.