十八廿二
sap6 baat3 jaa6 ji6sap6 baat3 jaa6 ji2shí bā niàn èr
English
- eighteen to twenty-two; young age (slang)
- to be in the bloom of youth (commonly used for women); commonly used for contrast, to express that one is no longer young; literally: eighteen and twenty-two
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容一個人正值青春嘅時候；通常用喺女人身上，以對比嚟表達已經年華老去
Examples
你都唔係十八廿二啦，仲學咩人去跳舞。
You are no longer 18 or 22. Why would you want to go to a dance? (That's not for someone your age!)
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk