凍過水
simp冻过水dung3 gwo3 seoi2dòng guò shuǐ
English
- a hopeless situation; literally: 'colder than water'
- lost cause; hopeless situation; literally "cooler than water"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 情況唔樂觀、冇咩希望噉
Examples
條命凍過水
to be in danger, to be living dangerously; literally: one's life is colder than water
今次考試成績凍過水喇。
There is no hope in getting good marks in the exam.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk