粵

名ming4花faa1有jau5主zyu2

ming4 faa1 jau5 zyu2míng huā yǒu zhǔ

English

  1. (idiom) (of a woman) already taken
  2. to have a boyfriend or a husband, literally "famous flower has an owner"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 原義指妓女所嫁得人,現泛指女性已經有男朋友或老公

Examples

  • 你唔好諗佢嚹,佢已經名花有主架嚹。

    You shouldn't think about her, she's already got a boyfriend.

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

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