粵

臨lam4尾mei5香hoeng1

simp临尾香
lam4 mei5 hoeng1lín wěi xiāng

English

  1. issues arise close to end or completion (slang)
  2. to fall at the last fence; literally: to die at the very last moment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺最後關頭失敗、衰咗

Examples

  • 本身以為呢鋪我會贏,點不知衰收尾,臨尾香咗。

    I thought I would have won this round, but I lost at the very last moment.

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

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