包baau1尾mei1

English

1. describes the last in the sequence in a matter or event where there is ranking involved, such as a competition
2. to come last (in a race, exam, list, etc.)unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 排第尾unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  包尾大翻

  the person who comes last

• unreviewed?

  我細個嗰時讀書好渣，次次考試都包尾。

  When I was a kid, I was a terrible student who was consistently bottom of the class in examinations.

• unreviewed?

  佢平時唔做運動，但係又學人走去報三千障，唔攞包尾就奇啦！

  He barely does any sports, so I don't understand why he applied for the 3000m steeplechase at all. It would've been a miracle if he didn't come last.

• unreviewed?

  最近有人搞咗個「全球微笑指數」調查，香港包尾，再一次證明香港人工作壓力真係好大。 (zeoi3 gan6 jau5 jan4 gaau2 zo2 go3 "cyun4 kau4 mei4 siu3 zi2 sou3" diu6 caa4, hoeng1 gong2 baau1 mei1, zoi3 jat1 ci3 zing3 ming4 hoeng1 gong2 jan4 gung1 zok3 aat3 lik6 zan1 hai6 hou2 daai6.)

  Hong Kong ranked bottom in a recent 'smiling index' survey, again attesting to the amount of stress faced by its workers.