粵

撻taat3皮pei4

taat3 pei4tà píinferred

English

  1. limp and drooping; literally: limp skin
  2. describes a person with a lack of spirit and drive who is too carefree and lazy to work

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 呈癱軟狀並向下垂
  2. 指人顯得唔積極、無衝勁、懶懶閒

Examples

  • 我今日無帶遮,淋到個頭撻晒皮。

    I forgot to bring an umbrella today, and it was pouring so hard that my hair was dripping wet. ----

  • 交功課限期就嚟到喇,再係咁撻皮唔掂喎,要積極啲追返。

    The deadline for assignment is closing. It is not okay to be this nonchalant. We need to pick up the pace to keep to the schedule.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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