粵

踢tek3晒saai3腳goek3

simp踢晒脚
tek3 saai3 goek3tī shài jiǎo

English

  1. very busy
  2. to be very busy, have not a single minute to rest. Originated from horse racing, when horses run very quickly in the course, their feet may kick to another horse's foot or even kick to it's own foot in chaos. Literally: feet kicking

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容非常忙碌

Examples

  • 你唔好再打俾我啦,我而家忙到踢晒腳呀!

    Stop calling me. I'm extremely busy right now!

  • 依家我哋忙到踢晒腳,真係抽唔到人手幫你。

    Now we are too busy that we cannot spare manpower to help you.

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

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