粵

反faan2昂ngong5棹zaau6

faan2 ngong5 zaau6fǎn áng zhàoinferred

English

  1. to fall backward, and the posture looks like pulling back the oar when rowing a boat

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指人失去重心而向後昂摔,就好似棹船果陣向後昂嘅姿勢,亦稱「打昂棹」;棹 /櫂 - 棹艇仔,棹船,指一俯一昂嘅搖櫓動作

Examples

  • 張椅唔係好穩陣,唔好挨咁後呀,因住反昂棹

    This chair is unstable, so don't lean back too far; be careful not to fall backward.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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