食過夜粥
simp食过夜粥sik6 gwo3 je6 zuk1shí guò yè zhōu
English
- to have studied martial arts before; to have some skills (martial art)
- (literally: to have eaten late congee)to have learned martial arts before. Previously there's a tradition in the martial art schools in Hong Kong, the master's wife would cook congee as the night supplement, for the master and the apprentices after lesson.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 學過功夫武功。以前香港嘅武館習慣由師母煲粥做宵夜,供師傅及弟子落堂後補充體力。
Examples
咪睇佢瘦蜢蜢,食過夜粥好打得㗎!
Don't underestimate him; he's quite strong despite being skinny!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk