粵

打daa2尖zim1

daa2 zim1da3jian1dǎ jiān

English

  1. to stop for a snack while traveling
  2. (verb) Cut in line
  3. to jump the queue; to cut in line
  4. to take a short rest and eat during a journey
  5. queue

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔守排隊嘅秩序,喺隊尾以外嘅位置加入輪候隊伍
  2. 旅途中稍作休息同進食。尖即尖站,指古時日頭俾旅客行商食飯小休嘅站頭。

Examples

  • 八婆,唔好打尖呀!

    Don't jump the queue, woman!

  • 頭先喺銀行俾人打我尖。

    Someone jumped the queue in front of me when I was at the bank just now.

  • 頭先個阿婆買格仔餅嗰陣時打尖,你做咩唔話佢呀?

    When that old lady cut in line to buy the waffles just now, why didn't you say anything?

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

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