粵

托tok3手sau2踭zaang1

tok3 sau2 zaang1tuō shǒu zhēng

English

  1. to reject; to turn down a request
  2. to refuse to help; to decline a request, especially that of a friend or an acquaintance ; to reject a request for a favour ; literally : lift up elbow

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔肯幫手;通常指拒絕熟人嘅請求

Examples

  • 揾你幫手打幾隻字啫,你唔係咁都托我手踭下話?

    I'm just asking you to help type a few words. You're not going to refuse me, are you?

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

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