粵

填tin4氹tam5

tin4 tam5tián dàng

English

  1. to pay back the money that has been taken out out secretly; to try and repay a debt [colloquial]
  2. make money to pay back a debt or replace the money that one has taken secretly ----
  3. to deal with a problem

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 揾錢嚟償還債務,或償還因穿櫃桶底而得嘅金額
  2. 處理/善後問題

Examples

  • 今次你咁搞單大壇嘢出嚟,自己諗方法填氹啦!

    You caused this huge trouble this time. Think of a way to deal with it yourself!

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

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