粵

散saan2沙saa1

saan2 saa1sǎn shā

English

  1. scattered sand
  2. fig. lacking in cohesion or organization
  3. (of teamwork) lack of organization and cooperation; lack of team spirit; disunited; literally, loose sand

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鬆散,唔團結,無團隊精神嘅一班人(量詞:盤)

Examples

  • 呢隊人成盤散沙噉,一定贏唔到呢場比賽。

    This team is as loosely united as a bowl of loose sand, it certainly cannot win this match.

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

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