粵

一jat1擔daam3擔daam1

simp一担担
jat1 daam3 daam1yī dān dàn

English

  1. (adjective) alike; similar; as same as; identical; two of a kind; tweedledum and tweedledee
  2. to illustrate the similarity of two person in terms of their shortcomings; birds of a feather

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容兩個人喺一啲衰嘅性格上好相似

Examples

  • 你做嘢咁無厘搭霎,同你老豆一擔擔呀!

    You are so irresponsible, just like your father!

  • 天下間嘅政客都係一擔擔:承諾話要起一座橋,但係地上面根本冇河。

    Politicians everywhere are the same. They promise to build a bridge — even where there is no river.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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