粵

錯co3蕩dong6

simp错荡
co3 dong6cuò dàng

English

  1. an expression of courtesy that is used to greet an unexpected guest who drops by to visit to acknowledge them for the trouble they took in coming, similar to phrases like "what brings you here?"
  2. (lit) to get lost and go to a wrong place; (fig) a humble phrase meaning it is by coincidence that the visitor bumps into the speaker's place

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 行錯、蕩失路。謙稱自己低微,對方行錯到先至會去自己果度。

Examples

  • 乜咁錯蕩啊?

    How very kind of you to visit us!

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

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