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Jyutping cin4 hau6 goek3
Pinyin qián hòu jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. arriving one after each other on purpose as to avoid unwanted attention
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    兩個​人​為​咗​避嫌​,​於​是​分開​咁​喺​唔​同​嘅​時​間​到​達​或者​離開​同一​個​地方
    describes how couples who wish to keep their relationship as a secret, so they will not enter or leave a building together; literally front and back legs
    • 阿晴同老細近排成日行得好埋,雖然日日返工放工都係前後腳咁行,但係每次都係阿晴走咗冇耐,老細就會走。
      阿晴同老细近排成日行得好埋,虽然日日返工放工都系前后脚咁行,但系每次都系阿晴走咗冇耐,老细就会走。
      Ching and boss are very close recently. Although they aren't leaving or coming to work together, every time a few minutes after Ching leaves, boss would leave as well.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    front foot and rear foot
  2. adv, informal
    almost simultaneously; consecutively; successively
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿晴同老细近排成日行得好埋,虽然日日返工放工都系前后脚咁行,但系每次都系阿晴走咗冇耐,老细就会走。
    阿晴同老細近排成日行得好埋,雖然日日返工放工都係前後腳咁行,但係每次都係阿晴走咗冇耐,老細就會走。
    • Ching and boss are very close recently. Although they aren't leaving or coming to work together, every time a few minutes after Ching leaves, boss would leave as well.