粵

倔gwat6雷leoi4搥ceoi4

gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4jué léi chuíinferred

English

  1. very blunt; not sharp at all
  2. to speak straight out; to speak directly and honestly; to say somebody like a rice milling stick; indicating one is gauche and stubborn

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好倔;唔尖;尖筆甩嘅相反
  2. 形容人鈍到似磨米嘅木棍擂槌;引申指人太直接,講嘢唔會轉彎抹角,唔夠圓滑,唔識做人,講啲嘢令人聽咗唔舒服,容易得罪人

Examples

  • 支鉛筆用到倔雷搥。

    The pencil is very blunt after being used. ----

  • 你咪咁倔擂槌,下下頂阿媽頸啦。

    You should not be so stubborn and argue with your mum every time.

  • 佢份人倔雷搥,所以喺公司冇朋友。

    He is very blunt and thus has no friend in the company.

  • 佢份人好倔擂槌。如果講咗咩得罪咗你嘅話請你唔好見怪。

    He is someone who speaks straight out. If he said something which you feel being offended, please forgive him.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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