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Chinese
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to hold in the hand; to grasp
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flat or shallow container; flat or shallow bowl
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| trad. (揸兜)
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揸
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兜
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| simp. #(揸兜)
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揸
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兜
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| Literally: “to hold the (beggar's) bowl”.
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Etymology
- "to fail in a subject in HKCEE, HKALE or HKDSE"
- From the resemblance of the letter U to a bowl. U is short for English unclassified as written on the results notice.
Pronunciation
Verb
揸⫽兜 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese) to beg
個個揸住個兜 [Cantonese, trad.]
个个揸住个兜 [Cantonese, simp.]- go3 go3 zaa1 zyu6 go3 dau1
- Everyone is begging (humorous rewritten lyrics for God Save the Queen)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to fail in a subject in HKCEE, HKALE or HKDSE
Synonyms
- (beg for food): (Cantonese) 乞食 (hat1 sik6)