粵

口hau2水seoi2尾mei5

hau2 seoi2 mei5hau2 seoi2 mei1kǒu shuǐ wěi

English

  1. leftover food or drinks
  2. food that has been eaten by others or touched by their cutlery; literally: rear end of saliva
  3. one saying words which were just spoken from others
  4. something that has been said before

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 其他人食過嘅嘢,或者佢哋餐具掂過嘅食物
  2. 其他人講過嘅嘢

Examples

  • 食人口水尾

    to eat someone else's leftovers ----

  • 唔好執人口水尾,畀啲自己嘅意見。

    Don't just parrot what others say. Give me your own opinion.

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

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