粵

鵪am1鶉ceon1

simp鹌鹑
am1 ceon1ān chún

English

  1. quail
  2. (slang) coward
  3. coward, timid and afraid of confrontations; literally: quail
  4. quail; a kind of bird which is timid by nature and does not like to socialize

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 膽小怕事、細膽、容易受驚
  2. 一種生性膽怯嘅鳥類,唔鍾意結群互動(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 佢正一鵪鶉嚟嘅,講嘢都唔望住人嘅。

    He is such a quail; he doesn't even make eye contact with people when he speaks.

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

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