劏tong1雞gai1

English

1. slaughter a chicken
2. to produce irritable sounds by poor playing of string instruments or singing; literally: to slaughter a chicken

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 比喻由於拉弦樂器或者唱歌嘅技巧差，發出嘅聲音難聽到好似雞隻被屠宰時發出嘅慘叫聲噉

Examples

• 佢拉小提琴拉到劏雞咁。

  He plays the violin so poorly as if he were trying to kill a chicken.

• 半夜三更，隔籬屋個小朋友仲響度劏雞。我要去管理處投訴先得。

  My neighbour's kid is still playing the violin so badly in the middle of the night. I have to make a complaint to the building management office.