邋遢
laat6 taat3laap6 taat3lā ta
English
- unkempt
- (adjective) dirty
- dirty
- to describe dishonest trickery or doing things in an underhanded way
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容一樣嘢或者一個環境唔衞生、唔乾淨、唔潔淨
- 形容一個人做事不擇手段,心狠手辣
Examples
邋遢手段
dirty/filthy/vile tactics
年廿八,洗邋遢。
Clean the filth on the 28th (of the last month before the new year).
打完波,成身污糟邋遢。
I was covered with sweat and dirt after the ball game.
我唔知佢個人原來咁邋遢㗎,幾日都唔沖涼嘅。
I didn't know he is this dirty, I mean, he didn't take a shower for days. ----
我都估唔到佢做嘢咁邋遢,踩住人上位都有嘅。
I didn't realize how deceitful he was, he trampled on others to advance his career!
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk