粵

蝦haa1碌luk1

simp虾碌
haa1 luk1xiā lù

English

  1. clumsy (spoken)
  2. careless; hapless; literally: shrimp body
  3. fresh prawn
  4. (of a situation or failure) funny; amusingly embarrassing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一個人做嘢唔小心,成日犯錯
  2. 連殼或者唔連殼,供食用嘅新鮮大蝦(量詞:隻)
  3. 形容場面好笑、令人尷尬

Examples

  • 炒蝦碌

    fried fresh prawns

  • 蝦碌鏡頭

    bloopers

  • 乾煎大蝦碌配紅酒

    pan-fried big fresh prawns served with red wine

  • 佢份人好鬼蝦碌,唔睇住佢唔得。

    He is very careless and there must be someone to watch over him. ----

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

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