粵

籮lo4底dai2橙caang2

simp箩底橙
lo4 dai2 caang2luó dǐ chéng

English

  1. (slang) literally: 'leftover orange'; used to describe leftover goods that no one wants that are of inferior quality; it is often used as a derogatory term to refer to women who are the "Leftover Women" and unwanted by men
  2. leftovers or broken goods ; spinsters ; literally : oranges at the bottom of basket

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容擺咗好耐嘅野;次貨;剩低無人要嘅嘢;亦指嫁唔出嘅女人,係籮底嘅橙通常都會被其他橙壓壞,因而得名

Examples

  • 佢四十歲都嫁唔出,分分鐘由籮底橙變神枱桔。

    She remains unmarried in her forties and is in the danger of cementing her spinsterhood.

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

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