撻生魚 [挞－鱼]

Jyutping daat3 saang1 jyu2
Pinyin tà shēng yú

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    街市​賣魚​檔​處理​魚​嘅​手法​。​先將魚​整暈​再​放血​剖腹
    way of handling a fish in a street market fish stall where one smashes the fish forecfully on the table or ground to knock it out; literally: to smash a Chinese Snakehead fish
  2. 語句
    形容​一個​人​跌倒​時​全身​著地​，​發生​聲響
    describes the motion when one falls with their whole body hitting the ground making an audible thud
    • 由5樓咁樣撻生魚法，唔死就奇啦。
      由5楼咁样挞生鱼法，唔死就奇啦。
      jau4 ng5 lau2 gam2 joeng2 daat3 saang1 jyu2 faat3, m4 sei2 zau6 kei4 laa1.
      He fell from the 5th floor, with his whole body impacting the ground. There's no way he survived.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    挞生鱼
    撻生魚
    daat3 saang1 jyu2
    • to thud a Chinese Snakehead fish
  2. Cantonese
    由5楼咁样挞生鱼法，唔死就奇啦。
    由5樓咁樣撻生魚法，唔死就奇啦。
    jau4 ng5 lau2 gam2 joeng2 daat3 saang1 jyu2 faat3, m4 sei2 zau6 kei4 laa1.
    • He fell from the 5th floor, with his whole body impacting the ground. There's no way he survived.