水seoi2泡pok1

English

1. bubble
2. swim ring; swim tube; water donut; lifebuoy; life preserver
3. blister
4. blister
5. figuratively, substitute; alternative; backup; also used to describe a partner treated as a temporary substitute after a break-up

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 水上活動同救生工具，浮力好高、形狀好似冬甩嘅圈，捉實或者套住佢就可以喺水面浮（量詞：個／隻）
2. 皮膚上面起嘅泡 (pok1)，入面有液體，通常係因為磨損、燒傷等原因引起嘅（量詞：個／粒）
3. 代替品；後備；唔係好情願，只係用住先嘅嘢；都會用嚟比喻冇拖拍嗰陣攝時間嘅男女朋友（量詞：個）

Examples

• 着親新鞋，我都會起水泡㗎。

  New shoes always give me blisters.

• 佢唔識游水㗎，俾個水泡佢啦！

  He doesn't know how to swim. Give him a swim ring. ----

• 其實我唔鍾意電腦㗎，我當呢科係水泡咋！

  Actually I don't like computers. I'm just thinking of it as an easy alternative!

• 佢俾女朋友飛咗冇耐就同你拍拖，擺明揾你做水泡啦！

  He got dumped and started seeing you soon after. He's clearly treating you as a mere backup.

• 有新鞋好正，但係行路起水泡就好痛。可能係起咗水泡。

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• 我的腳起水泡了。

  I've got blisters on my feet.

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