粵

濕sap1柴caai4

simp湿柴also written溼柴
sap1 caai4shī chái

English

  1. useless; loose change of small denominations or bank notes are that worth so little that they are virtually uselss; unsaleble goods; literally 'wet firewood'
  2. In the 1990s, mainlander porn star Pang Dang spoke inaccurate Cantonese accent, she pronounced "figure" in Cantonese as if "wet firewood", people made fun by mocking her words.
  3. wet firewood; extended meaning as a useless person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 90年代豔星彭丹由於廣東話唔正,將「身材」講成「濕柴」,成為當時流行用來取笑大陸女星嘅一句用語。
  2. 沾左水嘅木條,難以點得著火;引申為無用嘅人

Examples

  • 你地成班都係濕柴嚟㗎,冇鬼用!

    You guys are all rubbish (like wet firewood), no use at all !

  • 指細面額零錢、散銀;又指國民政府喺國統區發行嘅金圓卷

    coins, small change, low denomination currency; gold yuan issued in China during 1948-1949

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

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