賣懶
simp卖懒maai6 laan5mài lǎn
English
- traditional customs of children "selling laziness" before lunar new year, to wish for a productive year ahead
- an old-fashioned tradition that children would distribute red paper written with 懶 (lazy) on Lunar New Year's Eve
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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