「空頭支票」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: hung1 tau4 zi1 piu3
Individual
Character Meaning:
空 empty; sky; air; free time; not in used; unoccupied
頭 head; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side; front; beginning; chief; boss; electric plug; connector; tip; border; start; first; number one
支 (measure); to support; to sustain; to control; to dominate; (of money) to pay; to withdraw; branch; offshoot
票 ticket; cheque
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • bad cheque; rubber cheque; bounced cheque; dishonoured cheque; literally: blank cheque (measure word: 張)
    (Cant.) 開hoi1空hung1頭tau4支zi1票piu3隨ceoi4時si4犯faan6法faat3㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) It may be against the law to write a bad cheque.

  • empty or wild promise
    (Cant.) 你nei5成seng4日jat6開hoi1空hung1頭tau4支zi1票piu3,鬼gwai2有jau5人jan4信seon3你nei5咩me1!
    (Eng.) You often give empty promises. No wonder nobody believes you!

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