粵

馬maa5不bat1停ting4蹄tai4

simp马不停蹄
maa5 bat1 ting4 tai4mǎ bù tíng tí

English

  1. unrelenting
  2. to go to a place or various places non-stop (to do something); literally: the horse's hoofs never stop
  3. without stopping to rest

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻為去某個地方,或者連續去唔同地方,總之冇停過

Examples

  • 佢知道佢爸爸病重,所以由外國馬不停蹄噉趕返嚟見佢最後一面。

    He knew his father was seriously ill, so he rushed back without stopping from overseas to be at his father's death bed.

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

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