粵

跟gan1得dak1夫fu1人jan4

gan1 dak1 fu1 jan4gēn de fu1ren5

English

  1. a wife who follows her husband everywhere [colloquial]
  2. a wife who follows her husband around; literally "can follow wife", a pun on the Cantonese translation of "The Duchess of Kent"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 成日跟住老公周圍去嘅老婆;食咗「根德夫人」(1952年訪港嘅馬里納郡主)呢個字(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 佢為咗唔畀老公出去偷食,日日都做跟得夫人。

    She follows her husband around every day to prevent him from cheating.

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

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