粵

冚kam2旗kei4

kam2 kei4kà qí

English

  1. 'drop flag'; illegally cover the 'for hire' sign on a taxi while still in service; describes the situation where someone has passed away in the line of duty (flag draped over coffin)
  2. (taxi driver) to stop service; to indicate the next ride is habour crossing
  3. to die; to stop working; literally: to be covered by a flag

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 的士司機將「暫停載客」牌放喺前面,表示唔載客;同樣情況亦有只接過海乘客意思
  2. 即係死咗

Examples

  • 冚你旗

    to make you die

  • 我部電腦就快冚旗。

    My computer is about to die.

  • 交更時間,成街啲的士一係就冚旗一係就有客。

    It's the shift-change period, all taxis are either hired or have stopped service. ----

Sources: cc-canto, words.hk

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