粵

攞lo1膽daam2

simp攞胆
lo1 daam2lo2 daam2luō dǎn

English

  1. scary
  2. to describe something that arouses an extreme emotion (harsh, impressive, frightening, funny, etc.); literally: taking one's guts away

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻令人產生極端情緒嘅事物 (感覺難受、印象深刻、驚嚇、突兀等)

Examples

  • 求先架小巴真係攞膽,突然轉出嚟差啲撞死我。

    That van gave me a fright just then when it suddenly turned the corner and nearly hit me.

  • 佢今日件衫認真攞膽,大紅大綠著到成個小丑咁。

    His clothes today are so funny; those gaudy colours make him look like a clown.

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

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