掃把星 [扫－－]

Jyutping sou3 baa2 sing1
Pinyin sào ba xīng （ ｔｏｎｅｌｅｓｓ ｖａｒｉａｎｔ ）

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, colloquial
    comet
  2. noun, colloquial, figuratively
    bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye
    (syn.) 扫帚星, 長尾星, 白跤蹄, 丧门神, 丧门星, 佗衰家, 长尾星, 喪門星, 筅帚星, 掃帚星, 喪門神

掃把星 [扫－－]

Jyutping sou3 baa2 sing1
Pinyin sào bǎ xīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bearer of ill luck
  2. person with the evil eye
  3. comet
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    彗星​嘅​俗​稱
    common term for comet
  2. 名詞
    古人​視​彗星​為​凶兆​，​於​是​掃​把​星亦引​指為​帶​嚟​衰​運​嘅​人
    a person who always brings in ill fortune; literally: broom star
    • 呢個人正一掃把星嚟㗎，佢嚟咗之後我哋未行過好運。
      呢个人正一扫把星嚟㗎，佢嚟咗之后我哋未行过好运。
      nei1 go3 jan2 zing3 jat1 sou3 baa2 sing1 lei4 gaa3, keoi5 lei4 zo2 zi1 hau6 ngo5 dei6 mei6 haang4 gwo3 hou2 wan6.
      That guy must be jinxed, we never had any luck since he joined us.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, colloquial
    comet
  2. noun, colloquial, figuratively
    bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye
    (syn.) 扫帚星, 長尾星, 白跤蹄, 丧门神, 丧门星, 佗衰家, 长尾星, 喪門星, 筅帚星, 掃帚星, 喪門神
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 倒霉鬼
  2. 掃帚星 – 扫帚星
  3. 彗星
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个人正一扫把星嚟㗎，佢嚟咗之后我哋未行过好运。
    呢個人正一掃把星嚟㗎，佢嚟咗之後我哋未行過好運。
    nei1 go3 jan2 zing3 jat1 sou3 baa2 sing1 lei4 gaa3, keoi5 lei4 zo2 zi1 hau6 ngo5 dei6 mei6 haang4 gwo3 hou2 wan6.
    • That guy must be jinxed, we never had any luck since he joined us.