粵

見gin3光gwong1死sei2

simp见光死
gin3 gwong1 sei2jiàn guāng sǐ

English

  1. (lit.) to wither in the light of day
  2. (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb)
  3. (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
  4. in card games or board games, one can't revert once card is revealed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 玩麻雀、啤牌等出牌遊戲嗰陣用嘅語句，表示出咗牌就唔可以收返

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

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