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Chinese
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disclaim; rely; to blame
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earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly |
hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm |
| trad. (賴地硬)
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賴
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地
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硬
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| simp. (赖地硬)
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赖
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地
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硬
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| Literally: “blame the floor for being too hard”.
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Etymology
Short for 屙屎唔出賴地硬／屙屎唔出赖地硬. The original phrase is considered slightly vulgar.
Pronunciation
Idiom
賴地硬
- (Cantonese) to always look for excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on oneself; a bad workman always blames his tools