唱衰
coeng3 seoi1chàng shuāi
English
- to express pessimistic views about (sth)
- act of defaming
- ruining the reputation of another
- to defame somebody or something, e.g. places or organisations, by spreading malicious rumours
粵語 — Cantonese
- 散播謠言,破壞某啲人、地方或者機構嘅名聲
Examples
呢間舖頭呃我錢,等我唱衰佢先得!
This shop ripped off my money, so I'm gonna go around saying bad things about them.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk