粵

一jat1頸geng2血hyut3

simp一颈血
jat1 geng2 hyut3yī jǐng xiě

English

  1. being ripped of; loss of money (slang)
  2. a figurative way of saying "have lost a great deal of money"; literally, neck covered in blood

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指冇咗一筆大錢

Examples

  • 架車撞咗要整十萬銀,今次真係一頸血呀!

    The car was involved in an accident and repair costs ten thousand dollars. I'm really out of money this time!

  • 斬到一頸血

  • 畀人劏到一頸血

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

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