唱衰 [－－]

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Pinyin chàng shuāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to express pessimistic views about (sth)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. act of defaming/ruining the reputation of another
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    散播​謠言​，​破壞​某​啲​人​、​地方​或者​機​構​嘅​名​聲
    to defame somebody or something, e.g. places or organisations, by spreading malicious rumours
    • 呢間舖頭呃我錢，等我唱衰佢先得！
      呢间舖头呃我钱，等我唱衰佢先得！
      ni1 gaan1 pou3 tau2 aak1 ngo5 cin2, dang2 ngo5 coeng3 seoi1 keoi5 sin1 dak1!
      This shop ripped off my money, so I'm gonna go around saying bad things about them.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to smear; to bad-mouth; to have unfavourable opinion (of)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 到處說人壞話 – 到处说人坏话
  2. 到處說別人的不是 – 到处说别人的不是
  3. 到處去詆毀別人 – 到处去诋毁别人
  4. 背後議論他人 – 背后议论他人
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢喺你面前赞你好有本事，但系背地里成日同人唱衰你㗎。
    佢喺你面前讚你好有本事，但係背地裏成日同人唱衰你㗎。
    • He praises your capability in your face but he often bad-mouth you behind your back.
  2. Cantonese
    呢间舖头呃我钱，等我唱衰佢先得！
    呢間舖頭呃我錢，等我唱衰佢先得！
    ni1 gaan1 pou3 tau2 aak1 ngo5 cin2, dang2 ngo5 coeng3 seoi1 keoi5 sin1 dak1!
    • This shop ripped off my money, so I'm gonna go around saying bad things about them.
  3. Cantonese
    梁同学为咗选到学生会主席而不择手段，利用学生报唱衰唐同学上堂玩电话单嘢。但系，佢自己够有啦。
    梁同學為咗選到學生會主席而不擇手段，利用學生報唱衰唐同學上堂玩電話單嘢。但係，佢自己夠有啦。
    • Leung was unscrupulous for the seat of student union chairperson, he exploit the student newspaper to badmouth Tang for his misbehaviour of playing mobile phone during lessons. However, he also did it.