粵

搭daap3沉cam4船syun4

daap3 cam4 syun4dā chén chuán

English

  1. to go on a sinking ship; to ride on a wrong vehicle; it is also used to describe someone who is very unlucky that he
  2. she brings bad luck to others
  3. to invest in a failing company, to join a doomed venture, to bet on a losing side. Literally: to take a sinking ship.
  4. to describe an unlucky new comer's joining have encumber the company, venture or other bets on the same side failed. Literally: the boarding has sunk the ship

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指「搭左一隻就嚟沉嘅船」,意即一項預計會失敗嘅投資:如投資一間破緊產嘅公司、組成一個無盈利嘅聯營、賭博時押注落輸緊果一方。
  2. 指「搭沉左人地隻船」,意即怪責新參與者帶來惡運,連累事項由原本無事變成失敗。

Examples

  • 搞錯呀,次次都係你搭沉船,今次又累到我地輸晒喇!

    What the hell, every time you're involved, we end up losing! This time, too, you've cost us everything!

  • 唉,今次搭沉船喇,原來間公司欠落一大筆債,我仲懵盛盛入左股添。

    Damn, I've taken a sinking ship this time, I didn't recognize the company has a lot of debts, and I still stupidly invested in it. ----

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

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