粵

滾gwan2水seoi2淥luk6腳goek3

simp滚水渌脚
gwan2 seoi2 luk6 goek3gǔn shuǐ lù jiǎo

English

  1. (slang) to rush off; to leave hurriedly; in a run; to go swiftly
  2. in a hurry as if one were burnt by hot water on the leg; to go quickly; literally: boiling water hurts feet

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 急急腳咁離開一個地方,有如足部俾滾水淥親

Examples

  • 佢滾水淥腳咁走咗。

    He left so quickly as if his feet were burnt by boiling water.

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

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