粵

豬zyu1頭tau4骨gwat1

simp猪头骨
zyu1 tau4 gwat1zhū tóu gǔ

English

  1. (n.) pork bone, usually for making stock; (slang something that is tough but not rewarding; something that is unprofitable; (slang) something that is not good enough to get you excited but that is still a pity to be discarded; the expendable things; the non-essentials
  2. metaphor for a useless gift, unprofitable business, or a difficult task that no one would like to pick up; a matter difficult to tackle ; literally: pork head bones

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻一啲冇用嘅贈品、賺唔到錢嘅生意、或者人人都唔想做嘅困難任務

Examples

  • 有冇搞錯,又係我哽呢啲豬頭骨?

    It's not fair, why do I always have to take on these difficult tasks?

  • 公司次次周年宴都係送埋晒啲豬頭骨,不如唔好送啦。

    The company always send out useless gifts in every annual dinners, I think they better save the money.

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

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