掃sou3興hing3

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sou3 hing3sǎo xìng

English

to spoil things; to dampen spirits
(slang) spoilsport
to feel deflated; to be dispirited
to be a killjoy; to dampen someone's spirit; to be a downer; to disappoint someone

粵語 — Cantonese

令人失去興致，唔再開心、興奮

Examples

打波先嚟落雨，真係掃興！
It only seems to rain when we play football. How disappointing!
大家咁高興，唔識飲酒都一齊去玩下啦，唔好掃大家興吖嘛！
We are having such a good time, let's all have a drink. Even if you can't drink, just tag along, don't be a killjoy!

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

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