粵

氹tam5仔zai2浸zam3蛟gaau1龍lung4

tam5 zai2 zam3 gaau1 lung4dàng zǐ jìn jiāo lónginferred

English

  1. Figuratively experienced person to fail a task which he/she should be familiar with, or a powerful person being defeated by small potato. Literally: small puddle trapping marine dragon

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻經驗豐富嘅人畀小問題難到,或力量強大嘅人被小人物打低

Examples

  • 你咁大隻都唔夠班中學生打?今次你真係「氹仔浸蛟龍」喇。

    You're so well-built and you lost to a group of secondary school boys? That's like a rock being cracked by small potatoes.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

Report an issue

Spotted a wrong reading, definition, or example? Tell us — it helps everyone.