粵

失sat1準zeon2

simp失准
sat1 zeon2shī zhǔn

English

  1. not up to scratch; subpar; off; gone awry
  2. (of an instrument) to be out of kilter
  3. (of a forecast) to be off the mark
  4. Didn't perform as good as the team/the individual usually do (usually used on describing a game)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇發揮到應有嘅水準,通常用喺比賽

Examples

  • 嗰隊球隊喺今場比賽中失準,輸咗畀對手

    The sports team didn't perform as well as they usually do, so they lost it to their opponent this time.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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