「食白果」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: sik6 baak6 gwo2
Individual
Character Meaning:
食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control
白 white; to inform; easy to understand; in vain; for nothing; free of charge; at no cost
果 fruit; result; consequence; outcome
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Slang
Explanation:
to have put in the effort but fail to reap the rewards; to do something in vain; literally: to eat gingko
(Cant.) Csi1朗long5拿naa4度dou6連lin4續zuk6兩loeng5場coeng4食sik6白果baak6 gwo2,外ngoi6國gwok3啲di1報bou3紙zi2笑siu3佢keoi5係hai6「朗long5零ling4度dou6」。
(Eng.) C. Ronaldo has not scored a goal in two games. Foreign newspapers ridicule him as "Ronulldo".
See also: 白果 銀杏
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