粵

鹹haam4菜coi3

simp咸菜
haam4 coi3xián cài

English

  1. salted vegetables
  2. salted vegetables; preserved cabbage; pickled vegetables ----
  3. pickles
  4. used as a metaphor for crumpled things, especially clothes, paper, etc.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用鹽醃製嘅菜(量詞:條)
  2. 比喻殘舊、巢嘅衫、紙張

Examples

  • 你件衫巢到好似鹹菜噉,好心你就燙吓佢啦。

    Your clothes are so wrinkled, you should iron them.

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

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