粵

爆baau3呔taai1

baau3 taai1bào dāi

English

  1. the bursting of a vehicle's tyre(s), a slang used to describe a sudden tear of someone's clothing, especially at the back (backside area) of jeans or trousers or pants
  2. to have a tyre burst
  3. to rip, split one's pants; to be torn unexpectedly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 車呔裂開咗,漏咗氣
  2. 褲管之間嘅接駁位裂開咗

Examples

  • 我條褲爆咗呔。

    My trousers split down the middle.

  • 我哋架車爆咗兩條呔。

    Two of our car's tyres burst. ----

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

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