粵

倒dou2瀉se2籮lo4蟹haai5

simp倒泻箩蟹
dou2 se2 lo4 haai5dào xiè luó xiè

English

  1. (slang) anarchic; chaotic; extremely messy
  2. in a hectic and embarrassing situation ; a chaotic situation that one can hardly handle ; literally: spill a basket of crabs

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容手忙腳亂,控制唔到場面

Examples

  • 我第一日教書,遇到班曳學生,搞到我倒瀉籮蟹。

    The first day as a teacher, I encountered some really naughty students. The situation was hectic and embarrassing.

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

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