「炒燶」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: caau2 nung1
Individual
Character Meaning:
炒 stir-fry; to stir-fry; to speculate; to fire; to sack; to lay off; to fail; to perform badly; to have an argument; to have a row; to hit something; to take a photo
燶 burnt; charred
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • literally, to be burnt due to over-frying
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5去heoi3一jat1去heoi3聽teng1電din6話waa2,返faan1到dou3嚟lai4啲di1麪min6就zau6炒caau2燶nung1咗zo2喇laa3。
    (Eng.) He went to pick up a call, and the noodles were burnt when he returned.

  • to lose money through speculation
    (Cant.) 九gau2七cat1年nin4股gu2票piu3大daai6跌dit3,好hou2多do1人jan4都dou1炒caau2燶nung1咗zo2股gu2票piu3。
    (Eng.) In the 1997 stock market crash, many lost money through speculation.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5炒caau2燶nung1咗zo2股gu2,而ji4家gaa1欠him3人jan4幾gei2十sap6萬maan6。
    (Eng.) He is now broke after losing money in the stock market and is heavily in debt.

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