大石砸死蟹
daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5dà shí zá sǐ xiè
English
- literally big stone crushes a crab, A dead crab cannot utter a sound because it is already dead. It means an unequal contest overpowered
- to compel someone to obey with overwhelming force ; to be overpowered by an overwhelming force ; literally: a large rock crushing a crab to death
粵語 — Cantonese
- 比喻以壓倒性嘅力量逼使其他人服從
Examples
我唔應承就要「被辭職」,咁你即係大石砸死蟹啫。
You'll "resign" me unless I say yes? You're trying to "crush a crab with a boulder".
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk