掹衫尾

Chinese

			Chinese gown (unlined)	tail
simp. and trad. (掹衫尾)		掹	衫	尾
Literally: “to pull the tail of clothes”.

Etymology

In the past, children accompanied by adult might be excluded from fares in cinemas, some parks etc. For those who can't find their families, they could pull strangers' hum intending for entrance.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mang¹ saam¹ mei⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mang¹ saam¹ mei⁵
    • Yale: māng sāam méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mang¹ saam¹ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: meng¹ sam¹ méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐŋ⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

Idiom

掹衫尾

1. (Cantonese, humorous or derogatory) to be a crutch; to rely on; to be dependent on

   呢個懶人如果唔係掹公司高層嘅爸爸衫尾，實畀人炒咗！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢个懒人如果唔系掹公司高层嘅爸爸衫尾，实畀人炒咗！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ go³ laan⁵ jan⁴ jyu⁴ gwo² m⁴ hai⁶ maang¹ gung¹ si¹ gou¹ cang⁴ ge³ baa^1-4 baa¹ saam¹ mei⁵, sat⁶ bei² jan⁴ caau² zo²! [Jyutping]

   This lazy man would have been fired if he did not depend on his father as a company executive!

   • {{zh-x|@日木朝日電視 早前 舉行 了《零食 總 選舉 @2016》投票 活動，早前 在 網上 收集 了 1 萬 張 選票，在 13 間 食品 廠 的 百 多 款 零食 中 選出 最愛，香港人 基本 都 很 喜歡 吃 日本 零食，頭 10 位 有 6、7 款 左右 香港 都 有 賣，記者 很 喜歡 吃 吃 到 牙骹 痛 的 @H{}i{haai1}-{}C{}h{}e{}w{zau1} 糖，「掹衫尾」入 到 10 大！|TV Asahi held a voting event for the "Snacks General Election 2016" earlier. 10,000 votes were collected online earlier to choose the favorite among 100 and several more snacks from 13 food factories. Hong Kong people basically like it. When it comes to Japanese snacks, about 6 or 7 of the top 10 are sold in Hong Kong. "Hi-Chew", which the reporter likes so much making teeth ache after eating, relied on the previous candies and entered the top 10!|ref=2016 November 29, 日本民選十大「口立濕」　港人最愛果汁軟糖上榜 香港01|C-LIT}}

   • 他又透過其過從甚密的退休高級警務人員設下「飯局」，「掹衫尾」與內地駐港公安機構人馬一聚，「拉大旗作虎皮」，企圖以狐假虎威替自己「洗白」，妄想東山再起。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     他又透过其过从甚密的退休高级警务人员设下「饭局」，「掹衫尾」与内地驻港公安机构人马一聚，「拉大旗作虎皮」，企图以狐假虎威替自己「洗白」，妄想东山再起。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2022 May 4, 上海仔犯聚開餐證據確鑿　黑幫竟有保護傘　拖近6周未落鑊

     taa¹ jau⁶ tau³ gwo³ kei⁴ gwo³ cung⁴ sam⁶ mat⁶ dik¹ teoi³ jau¹ gou¹ kap¹ ging² mou⁶ jan⁴ jyun⁴ cit³ haa⁶ “faan⁶ guk⁶”, “mang³ saam¹ mei⁵” jyu⁵ noi⁶ dei⁶ zyu³ gong² gung¹ on¹ gei¹ kau³ jan⁴ maa⁵ jat¹ zeoi⁶, “laai¹ daai⁶ kei⁴ zok³ fu² pei⁴”, kei⁵ tou⁴ ji⁵ wu⁴ gaa² fu² wai¹ tai³ zi⁶ gei² “sai² baak⁶”, mong⁵ soeng² dung¹ saan¹ zoi³ hei². [Jyutping]

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