粵

雞gai1髀bei2打daa2人jan4牙ngaa4骹gaau3軟jyun5

simp鸡髀打人牙骹软
gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5jī bì dǎ rén yá qiāo ruǎn

English

  1. (hit someone's jaw with a drumstick and the jaw will be soften); to persuade someone by offering him
  2. her something pleasant
  3. to persuade someone by offering them something pleasant; literally: to hit someone with a chicken leg softens his jaw joint

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻提供利益去遊説他人

Examples

  • 選舉嘅嘢長篇大論冇用㗎。雞髀打人牙骹軟,不如講下你上台會點樣令選民有得着?

    Lengthy talks make no use in elections. To persuade voters, why not tell us how you can benefit voters once elected?

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

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