滑啞
waat6 aa2huá yǎinferred
English
- (of screws) to strip
- to be worn out
粵語 — Cantonese
- 螺絲嘅上面嘅紋磨蝕咗,令到螺絲批扣唔實粒螺絲
- 引申指一個人做嘢太辛苦,體力、精神透支
Examples
滑咗牙,點落力扭螺絲批都冇用。
With a loose tooth, no amount of force twisting the screwdriver helps. ----
做到滑晒牙
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk