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過gwo3一jat1棟dung6

gwo3 jat1 dung6guò yī dònginferred

English

  1. to set a trap for someone; to frame someone (to "set someone up").Originated from the jargon of mahjong, literally means "pass a block", which is a way to prevent tricks applied during the shuffle. Originally meant "to set a trap for someone but trapped oneself", nowadays in remains only "to set someone up".

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 整蠱、陷害或欺騙人;原為麻雀術語,當洗好牌準備開局之前,若玩家懷疑有人洗牌出千可要求過牌,令疊好嘅牌位置亂咗,咁就算有人暗中放好牌於預定位置,都只會益咗其他人。原意類似「害人終害己」,但現時只有「揾人笨」嘅意思

Examples

  • 唉,俾人過咗一戙添!

    Sigh, I've been tricked!

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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