食檸檬
simp食柠檬sik6 ning4 mung1shí níng méng
English
- being turned down while dating (spoken)
- to be rejected after invitation or confession; to be given the cold shoulder ; literally: to eat a lemon
粵語 — Cantonese
- 邀約、表白嘅時候畀人拒絕
Examples
女神又請我食檸檬,唔同我出街。
My dream girl rejected my advances again, and refused to go on a date with me.
你估佢想喺ball坐冷板凳咩?佢啱啱先食完檸檬嚟咋,重潤佢!
Do you really think he wants to sit by himself in the ball? He was just rejected, don't rub it in!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk