粵

賣maai6懶laan5

simp卖懒
maai6 laan5mài lǎn

English

  1. traditional customs of children "selling laziness" before lunar new year, to wish for a productive year ahead
  2. an old-fashioned tradition that children would distribute red paper written with 懶 (lazy) on Lunar New Year's Eve

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 舊時細路嘅過年習俗;年卅晚食完團年飯,將寫住「懶」字嘅紅紙混埋入寫住「財神」兩隻字嘅紅紙,揾機會搏懵當「財神」派畀人,成功派出就代表賣懶成功

Examples

  • 賣懶賣懶,賣到年卅晚。

    Give laziness away till Lunar New Year's Eve.

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

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