粵

屈wat1尾mei5十sap6

wat1 mei5 sap6qū wěi shí

English

  1. (phrase
  2. adverb
  3. verb) to change one's mind just like that; an instant change of mind; a sudden
  4. quick turnaround in the opposite direction; to do a U-turn
  5. To suddenly reverse course and walk out (on someone/an agreement) ; usually preceded by the numeral-quantifier phrase 一個 jat1go3

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 突然間改變左主意,一瞬間令人措手不及;通常前面會配數量詞組「一個」

Examples

  • 賢仔同佢細佬啱啱先鬧完交嚟,一個屈尾十兩兄弟又一齊玩返。

    Little Yin and his younger brother had a fight recently, but before you knew it, they were playing together again.

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

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