粵

杯bui1葛got3

bui1 got3bēi gé

English

  1. (dialect) (loanword) to boycott
  2. to boycott

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 集體用迴避、冷落及拒絕等行為去抵制、排斥人。被杯葛嘅人通常都係唔受人歡迎或者做咗衰嘢。(音譯自英文 Boycott,來源於1880年北愛爾蘭一個惡死收租佬 Charles Cunningham Boycott,響失收之時仍然壓迫佃農,於是引起愛爾蘭人群起用抵制方式反抗,並成功將佢趕離社區。後人就用 Boycott 呢個名去代表抵制排斥嘅行動。)

Examples

  • 班同事唔滿意佢成日擦波士鞋,所以杯葛佢。

    Her colleagues disliked how she kisses her boss' ass, so they boycotted her.

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

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