粵

老lou5虎fu2乸naa2

lou5 fu2 naa2lǎo hǔ ná

English

  1. (n.) a tigress; a ferocious woman, sometimes used in a humourous sense to refer to one's wife
  2. figuratively, a tough, unyielding woman; harridan; dragon-lady; literally: tiger female

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 雌性嘅老虎,用嚟比喻惡死嘅女人(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 屋企嗰隻老虎乸揾我,係噉先。

    The tiger lady at home is calling. See you for now.

  • 你睇佢老虎乸噉,居然嫁得出啝!

    She is as tough as a female tiger. It's surprising that she managed to get married!

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

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