屈尾十
wat1 mei5 sap6qū wěi shí
English
- (phrase
- adverb
- verb) to change one's mind just like that; an instant change of mind; a sudden
- quick turnaround in the opposite direction; to do a U-turn
- To suddenly reverse course and walk out (on someone/an agreement) ; usually preceded by the numeral-quantifier phrase 一個 jat1go3
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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