粵

落lok6敗baai6

simp落败
lok6 baai6luò bài

English

  1. to suffer a defeat
  2. to fail
  3. to fall behind
  4. (formal) to lose; to be defeated

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 莊重用語,即係輸

Examples

  • 靠武力取勝,猶如落敗,因為這樣的勝利不會長久。

    Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 喺第三個回合,紅組終於落敗。

    The red team eventually lost in the third round.

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

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