粵

有jau5骨gwat1

jau5 gwat1yǒu gǔ

English

  1. having bones
  2. thorns; suggesting something innocent on the surface which is indeed an indirect insult
  3. criticism
  4. sarcastic; not speaking directly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 暗諷;言論入面有唔明顯嘅指責或者諷刺

Examples

  • 我外婆患有骨質疏鬆症。

    My grandmother suffers from osteoporosis.

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  • 我奶奶患有骨質疏鬆症。

    My grandmother suffers from osteoporosis.

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  • 喂你講嘢句句有骨嘅,我邊度得罪你?

    Why are you being so passive-aggressive? What did I do to deserve this?

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

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