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雞gai1肋laak6

simp鸡肋
gai1 laak6gai1 lak6jī lèi

English

  1. chicken rib; (fig.) sth of little value yet hard to discard
  2. chicken ribs, a metaphor for something bland but reluctant to throw away

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 食之無味,棄之可惜,用嚟比喻冇乜價值,但又唔捨得揼嘅嘢

Examples

  • 又唔係好好食,但又唔係唔好食,真係好雞肋。

    It's neither great nor terrible – it's quite bland, yet I don't want to waste it.

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

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