倒dou3貼tip3

English

1. to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
2. to cover the loss; to bail out a company; to keep a company afloatunreviewed?
3. (of females) to pay for the upkeep of one's male lover in traditional gender stereotypesunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 未得到應有利益之餘，反而要倒過嚟出錢；（多數指金錢上嘅）虧損unreviewed?
2. 喺傳統嘅性別定型中，指情侶嘅女方出錢供養男方unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  如果個老公要你倒貼，噉不如唔嫁！

  If you have to pay for the upkeep of your husband, then why don't you remain single?

• unreviewed?

  我做嘢唔係為錢，鐘意嘅話，倒貼都冇所謂。

  I don't work for the money, it doesn't matter if I have to cover the loss. ----