粵

遭zou1殃joeng1

zou1 joeng1zao1yang1zāo yāng

English

  1. to suffer a calamity
  2. (verb) Been in a calamity
  3. to suffer a disaster; to suffer

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 遇到災禍

Examples

  • 先下手为强,后下手遭殃。

    Get them before they get us.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 俗話說:人不犯我,我不犯人;可俗話又說:先下手為強,後下手遭殃!

    As the saying goes: As long as you don't offend me, I won't offend you. But there's another saying: To strike first means victory, to strike second means tragedy.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 老闆今日心情唔靚,我哋要遭殃囉。

    Boss isn't in a good mood today, we're bound to suffer.

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

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