「電燈膽」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: din6 dang1 daam2
Individual
Character Meaning:
電 electricity; battery; telephone; telegram; telegraph
燈 lamp; literally: light; light
膽 gall bladder; guts; courage; bravery; vaccum tube; thermionic valve; banker
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • light bulb (measure word: 個 / 盞)
    (Cant.) 我ngo5唔m4夠gau3高gou1換wun6電din6燈dang1膽daam2,有jau5冇mou5人jan4可ho2以ji5幫bong1下haa5我ngo5?
    (Eng.) Can anyone help me change the light bulb? I'm not tall enough.

  • an unwanted third person who accompanies a pair of lovers; the third wheel (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5哋dei6兩loeng5個go3咁gam3煙jin1韌ngan6,我ngo5都dou1唔m4好hou2意ji3思si1做zou6電din6燈dang1膽daam2嘞laak3。
    (Eng.) The two of them are so intimate with each other, it doesn't feel right for me to be the third wheel.

Synonym: Synonym: 燈膽
See also: 燈膽 燈泡 泡
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