粵

前cin4後hau6腳goek3

simp前后脚
cin4 hau6 goek3qián hòu jiǎo

English

  1. arriving one after each other on purpose as to avoid unwanted attention
  2. describes how couples who wish to keep their relationship as a secret, so they will not enter or leave a building together; literally front and back legs

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 兩個人為咗避嫌,於是分開咁喺唔同嘅時間到達或者離開同一個地方

Examples

  • 阿晴同老細近排成日行得好埋,雖然日日返工放工都係前後腳咁行,但係每次都係阿晴走咗冇耐,老細就會走。

    Ching and boss are very close recently. Although they aren't leaving or coming to work together, every time a few minutes after Ching leaves, boss would leave as well.

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

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