粵

大daai6石sek6砸zaak3死sei2蟹haai5

daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5dà shí zá sǐ xiè

English

  1. literally big stone crushes a crab, A dead crab cannot utter a sound because it is already dead. It means an unequal contest overpowered
  2. 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

  1. 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

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