劏雞還神
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English
- (as a gesture to thank god) to slaughter a chicken to offer to god after a narrow escape from a misfortune
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指避過不幸事件之後,劏隻雞去做祭品,報答神恩
Examples
你今次逃過大難,真係要劏雞還神喇!
You should thank god for being saved from the disaster. You need to slaughter a chicken as an offering.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk