「跟車太貼」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gan1 ce1 taai3 tip3
Individual
Character Meaning:
跟 follow; and; heel; to follow; to come with; to follow up; to work under; to study under
車 car; wheeled vehicles; vehicle; automobile; driving skill; to give a ride; to hit; to crash; to bullshit
太 too; very; excessively; Mrs.
貼 to paste; to stick; to glue; to keep close to; to subsidize
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
  • (of vehicles) to get too close to the car ahead; to follow a vehicle too closely
    (Cant.) 唔m4好hou2跟gan1車ce1太taai3貼tip3,至zi3少siu2保bou2持ci4兩loeng5秒miu5距keoi5離lei4。
    (Eng.) Don't follow too closely behind the vehicle in front. Keep at least a 2-second distance.

  • figuratively: to blindly follow (literally: too closely) the mainstream public opinion; to toe the line; if things take an expected turn, the follower will make a fool of themselves
    (Cant.) 叫giu3你nei5咪mai5跟gan1車ce1太taai3貼tip3咬ngaau5定ding6係hai6拐gwaai2子zi2婆po4抱pou5走zau2BBbi4 bi1㗎gaa3啦laa1,而ji4家gaa1證zing3明ming4係hai6報bou3假gaa2案on3啦laa1。
    (Eng.) I advised you not to blindly believe mainstream opinions about kidnapping without evidence; it has now been proven false.

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