粵

水seoi2魚jyu2

simp水鱼
seoi2 jyu2shuǐ yú

English

  1. (noun) (animal) Trionychidae (soft-shelled turtle); (slang) a dupe
  2. softshell turtle ----
  3. a patsy
  4. gullible person; victim of a fraud
  5. an easy mark
  6. a chump (a wealthy person who can be tricked by others easily)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鱉,一種爬蟲類軟殼水生龜(量詞:條)
  2. 俾人搵笨嘅人;或者係容易俾人搵笨嘅人(量詞:條)

Examples

  • 呢間餐廳影衰晒香港,收遊客貴一倍嘅錢,當人係水魚!

    This restaurant is a disgrace to Hong Kong! They make a dupe of tourists by charging them double!

  • 我肯定这是淡水鱼。

    I'm sure that this is a fresh water fish.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我相信這條魚是淡水魚。

    I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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