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跌落地揦返拃沙

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Chinese

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to drop; to fall; to tumble to fall to the ground; to land to catch; to grab back a measure word sand
trad. (跌落地揦返拃沙) 落地
simp. #(跌落地揦返拃沙) 落地
Literally: “to grab a handful of sand after falling onto the ground”.

Pronunciation

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  • Cantonese (Jyutping): dit3 lok6 dei6 laa2 faan1 zaa6 saa1 / dit3 lok6 dei6-2 laa2 faan1 zaa6 saa1

  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, GuangzhouHong Kong)+
      • Jyutping: dit3 lok6 dei6 laa2 faan1 zaa6 saa1 / dit3 lok6 dei6-2 laa2 faan1 zaa6 saa1
      • Yale: dit lohk deih lá fāan jah sā / dit lohk déi lá fāan jah sā
      • Cantonese Pinyin: dit8 lok9 dei6 laa2 faan1 dzaa6 saa1 / dit8 lok9 dei6-2 laa2 faan1 dzaa6 saa1
      • Guangdong Romanization: did3 log6 déi6 la2 fan1 za6 sa1 / did3 log6 déi6-2 la2 fan1 za6 sa1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tiːt̚³ lɔːk̚² tei̯²² laː³⁵ faːn⁵⁵ t͡saː²² saː⁵⁵/, /tiːt̚³ lɔːk̚² tei̯²²⁻³⁵ laː³⁵ faːn⁵⁵ t͡saː²² saː⁵⁵/

Idiom

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跌落地揦返拃沙

  1. (Cantonese) to refuse to admit fault or error by suggesting that the action has a different purpose

Synonyms

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