粵

爛laan6泥nai4

simp烂泥
laan6 nai4làn ní

English

  1. mud
  2. mire
  3. mire; mud ----
  4. figuratively, person who is indolent and has no regard for oneself

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 水份含量高嘅土壤
  2. 由得自己pea,頹住過生活嘅人(量詞:噼)

Examples

  • 烂泥扶不上墙。

    You can't raise a cat to be a dog.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 她把他从烂泥中拽出来了。

    She pulled him out of the mud.

    Tatoeba · asosan CC BY

  • 佢失戀之後,乜嘢都唔做,淨係飲酒,好似一噼爛泥噉。

    After he broke up/was disappointed in love, he didn't do anything (but) only drink/(took to drink), (he's just) like mud (he's indolent and had no regard for oneself).

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

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