粵

烏wu1蠅jing1摟lau1馬maa5尾mei5

simp乌蝇搂马尾
wu1 jing1 lau1 maa5 mei5wū yíng lǒu mǎ wěi

English

  1. (Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) to break a partnership; to blow up a relation.
  2. a sandwich pun which the later part is "one blow disperses two"; means to break up a joint enterprise or relationship when neither party comes out a winner (sometimes used as a threat during a negotiation). Literally: a fly stalking a horse tail

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 歇後語：一拍兩散

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

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