「量地」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: loeng4 dei6
Individual
Character Meaning:
量 amount; to measure; quantity; volume; capacity; to weigh; to consider
地 land; -ly; ground; field; floor; place; locality; area
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Slang
Explanation:
unemployed; literally: measure land; "measure" is a homophone of "pace" in Cantonese -- when a person paces on street during the office hours, it implies that person has no job
(Cant.) 佢keoi5已ji5經ging1量loeng4地dei6量loeng4咗zo2成seng4個go3月jyut6。
(Eng.) He has been unemployed for a month.
(Cant.) 我ngo5量loeng4緊gan2地dei6呀aa3,你nei5請ceng2唔m4請ceng2人jan4?
(Eng.) I am unemployed, are you hiring?
Synonym: Synonym: 踎躉
See also: 揸兜 待業 吊砂煲 踎墩
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