粵

十sap1九gau1

sap1 gau1shí jiǔ

English

  1. nineteen
  2. 19
  3. to describe a person who is unqualified, pretending to be talented.
  4. very bad

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一啲人明明低俗、低水平,但係就成日刻意標榜自己高級、有料、有品味等。網絡上會貪方便寫成近音字「十九」、「19」等。
  2. 形容個情況好差

Examples

  • 火車二十九分鐘之後就會開。

    The train departs in twenty-nine minutes.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 英國十九世紀嗰陣,啲人成日都話打飛機會令記憶力同集中力減退。

    In the English world of the 19th century, it was often said that masturbation would lead to a loss of memory and attention.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我今年十九歲。

    I am 19 years old.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 请读第四十九页。

    Please read out page 49.

    Tatoeba · hsuan07 CC BY

  • 七除四十九等於七。

    Forty-nine divided by seven equals seven.

    Tatoeba · mimosawang CC BY

  • 意大利的国际号码前缀是三十九(+39)。

    The country code for Italy is +39.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 濕鳩才子

    a guy who exaggerated his talent

  • 乜鬼濕鳩天氣嚟㗎!

    What a terrible weather!

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

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