粵

收sau1科fo1

sau1 fo1shōu kē

English

  1. (verb) to finish off; to wrap up; to end; to call a halt
  2. to bring a difficult situation to an end; to tie loose ends; to resolve

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 源於中式戲劇嘅收場、圓場,解做令某種較難了結嘅情況得以圓滿解決;通常前面配上「點」,以疑問式噉用

Examples

  • 睇你點收科。

    (Let's) see how you resolve this matter.

  • 我都唔知點收科。

    I don't know how to straighten this out either.

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

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