粵

一jat1鑊wok6粥zuk1

simp一镬粥
jat1 wok6 zuk1yī huò zhōu

English

  1. make a mess of (slang)
  2. mess, intractable and chaos; unmanageable situation; literally: one wok of congee

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 事態棘手、一塌糊塗、嚴重、麻煩;亦可指地方污糟、混亂

Examples

  • 哈!同佢打對台嗰個一定一鑊粥。

    Ha. Anybody who competes with him would be in trouble.

  • 佢唔識煮嘢㗎,佢一定搞到個廚房一鑊粥。

    She doesn't know how to cook. She will mess the kitchen up.

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

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