粵

煲bou1老lou5藕ngau5

bou1 lou5 ngau5bāo lǎo ǒu

English

  1. (slang) a younger man in a relationship with older woman
  2. to negatively describe a young man having a relationship with a much older woman; literally "to boil old lotus root"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 年輕男子同年長嘅女人拍拖;帶貶義

Examples

  • 讀緊中六同個四十五歲嘅女人拍拖,仲唔係煲老藕?

    A form 6 student having a relationship with a 45-year-old lady? Isn't that a typical case of "boiling-lotus-root"?

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

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