粵

篤duk1鼻bei6哥go1

simp笃鼻哥
duk1 bei6 go1dǔ bí gē

English

  1. to use one's name or connections to gain admission into something without a ticket or paying [colloquial]
  2. to have some requirements waived (e.g. payment, or gain admission to a club without a ticket) on the strength of one's connections or "face", i.e. one simply points one's nose instead of offering to pay; literally, to point to the nose

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 靠關係或地位避開某啲要求,例如唔使買飛入場,唔使俾錢等等

Examples

  • 呢度啲保安睇得好緊,冇得篤鼻哥㗎。

    Security guards here follow the rules strictly, you can't simply point to your nose.

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

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