粵

食sik6屎si2屙o1飯faan6

simp食屎屙饭
sik6 si2 o1 faan6sik6 si2 ngo1 faan6shí shǐ ē fàn

English

  1. (literally: to eat shit and excrete rice); an expression to insult someone who does things in an unconventional or abnormal manner which does not make sense or someone that does not stands to reasoning
  2. misplaced or reversed priorities; putting the cart before the horse; literally "to eat faeces and excrete rice"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 話人將食同屙嘅嘢調轉,意即本末倒置、背棄常理

Examples

  • 打機都係為咗玩嗰時開心啫,你打機打到請人幫你打,你話你係咪食屎屙飯吖?

    Playing games is all about fun. You are putting the cart before the horse as you hire someone to grind for you in the game.

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

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