粵

效haau6尤jau4

haau6 jau4xiào yóu

English

  1. to follow a bad example
  2. to imitate (sth bad)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 模仿，含貶義

Examples

  • 以儆效尤

    warn others against following a bad example

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

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