跌落地揦返拃沙

Chinese

		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)		跌	落地	揦	返	拃	沙
simp. #(跌落地揦返拃沙)		跌	落地	揦	返	拃	沙
Literally: “to grab a handful of sand after falling onto the ground”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dit³ lok⁶ dei⁶ laa² faan¹ zaa⁶ saa¹ / dit³ lok⁶ dei^6-2 laa² faan¹ zaa⁶ saa¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dit³ lok⁶ dei⁶ laa² faan¹ zaa⁶ saa¹ / dit³ lok⁶ dei^6-2 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 dei^6-2 laa² faan¹ dzaa⁶ saa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: did³ log⁶ déi⁶ la² fan¹ za⁶ sa¹ / did³ log⁶ déi^6-2 la² fan¹ za⁶ sa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːt̚³ lɔːk̚² tei̯²² laː³⁵ faːn⁵⁵ t͡saː²² saː⁵⁵/, /tiːt̚³ lɔːk̚² tei̯²²⁻³⁵ laː³⁵ faːn⁵⁵ t͡saː²² saː⁵⁵/

Idiom

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

• 跌倒揦返拃沙, 跌落地下，揦返拃沙, 跌落地都要揦返拃沙
• 死雞撐飯蓋／死鸡撑饭盖