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擔daam1梯tai1

simp担梯
daam1 tai1dān tī

English

  1. the lowest grade of "H" in Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)
  2. to fail in an examination; literally: to carry the ladder; a reference to the lowest grade back then, "H" which sort of looks like a ladder

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係考試唔合格；以前嘅會考評級一共分為A至H八級，其中G同H都屬於唔合格，"H" 嘅形狀就好似一堂梯咁，所以考到H級就叫擔梯；後來G同H級合併做U級，呢個講法亦都漸漸少人用

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

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