執zap1笠lap1

English

1. (phrasal verb) to close down a business
2. to close down; to be out of business; to wind up

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 公司或者舖頭結業、倒閉；源自地攤販喺市集結束，執拾貨物放返入竹笠返屋企；簡稱執

Examples

• 執笠清貨大平賣

  final big clearance sale before a shop winds up

• 我地工廠執執笠呀。

  Our factory was shut down.

  Tatoeba · bearyung CC BY

• 間舖執咗笠好多年喇。

  This shop has gone out of business for years.

• 呢到嘅人對食好講究，所以就算係幾平嘅餐廳都好，如果啲嘢食唔好食，都會好快執笠。

  The people here are particular about what they eat, so even if a restaurant is inexpensive, it'll soon go out of business if the food doesn't taste good.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY