粵

爛laan6攤taan1子zi2

simp烂摊子
laan6 taan1 zi2làn tān zi

English

  1. terrible mess; shambles
  2. shambles; messy state or situation left; literally: broken stall

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 遺留落嚟嘅亂局

Examples

  • 經理辭咗職,但係留低咗個爛攤子。

    The manager has resigned, but he has left behind a shambles.

  • 她很就快把这烂摊子收拾好了。

    She quickly cleaned up the mess.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

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

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