粵

烏wu1龍lung2

simp乌龙
wu1 lung2wū lóng

English

  1. black dragon
  2. unexpected mistake or mishap
  3. own goal (soccer)
  4. oolong (tea)
  5. (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
  6. oolong tea
  7. (compare 論盡 leon6zeon6 sense 2) absent-minded; careless

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係烏龍茶(量詞:杯/壺)
  2. 大頭蝦;大意

Examples

  • 他踢了一個烏龍球。

    He scored an own goal.

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  • 我哋飲開烏龍,飲唔慣普洱。

    We usually drink oolong tea, so we are not used to drinking pu'erh tea.

  • 我真係烏龍,又唔記得帶銀包。

    I'm so absent-minded that I've forgotten to bring my wallet again.

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

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