胎死腹中
toi1 sei2 fuk1 zung1tāi sǐ fù zhōng
English
- fetus dies in the belly
- stillbirth; plans never realised (idiom)
- (fig.) plans or projects failed before being carried out
- idea abandoned before even starting; literally: foetus is dead in the abdomen
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一個計劃連開始都未開始就中止咗
Examples
呢個法案引起極大反對聲浪，結果胎死腹中。
[ChatGPT]This bill caused a huge backlash and ended up being stillborn.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk