粵

條tiu4毛mou4

tiu4 mou4tiáo máoinferred

English

  1. used to negate preceding verbs or adjectives and sometimes to ridicule; literally: a fur / hair

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺動詞、形容詞後面作強烈否定,有時愛嚟嘲弄

Examples

  • 音樂嘅嘢我真係識條毛。

    I know nothing about music.

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  • 你識條毛咩!

    You know nothing at all!

  • 成日望樓價跌,跌條毛咩!

    You always long for the fall of the property prices, but it has never fallen a tiny bit!

  • 手下:「大佬,你好撚英!」大佬:「英條毛!」 (sau2 haa6: "daai6 lou2, nei5 hou2 lan2 jing1!" daai6 lou2: "jing1 tiu4 mou4!")

    Subordinate: "Boss, you're fucking awesome!" Boss: "Awesome my arse!"

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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