打沉
daa2 cam4dǎ chén
English
- verb; to discourage; decline; reject; dishearten
- to sink; to destroy
- to demoralise; to destroy (one's hope)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 打擊令到沉沒、消失
- 令人失去鬥志;令人失去希望
Examples
打沉對手
to destroy competitors ----
打沉航空母艦
to sink an aircraft carrier
我本身以為自己好叻,後來識到好多叻過自己嘅人,畀佢哋打沉咗,而家冇晒自信。
I used to think I was brilliant. Later I came to know people who were far better than I am, got demoralised and have lost my self confidence.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk