粵

番faan1啄doeng1

faan1 doeng1fān zhuóinferred

English

  1. to repeat the action once more
  2. An offensive calling of the westerners in previous Canton. Faan means "Faan gweilo", Doeng is the beak of the bird, to describe westerner's nose are often pointed as bird.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同一件事再做一次，可用於再食一次，或再打一次
  2. 以往廣州人對西洋人嘅蔑稱，番即係鬼佬，啄係指西洋人鼻高而尖如鷹咀

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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