揦手唔成勢
simp揦手唔成势laa2 sau2 m4 sing4 sai3lá shǒu n2 chéng shì
English
- in a dilemma; to be all over the place (spoken)
- to be unprepared, to be not in a good position to do something; literally: to grab hands but not achieve a position
粵語 — Cantonese
- 未有準備而顯得狼狽
Examples
忽然間落大雨，搞到我揦手唔成勢。
It suddenly started raining, leaving me completely unprepared.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk