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Jyutping taan1 taan1 jiu1
Pinyin tān tān yāo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. falling flat to the floor; painful
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    形容​一個​人​非常​勞累​,​攰​到​條​腰​無​力
    totally exhausted; collapsed in exhaustion
    • 今日鋪頭好忙,我做到攤攤腰。
      今日铺头好忙,我做到摊摊腰。
      gam1 jat6 pou3 tau2 hou2 mong4, ngo5 zou6 dou3 taan1 taan1 jiu1.
      The shop is hectic today, I almost collapsed in exhaustion.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今日铺头好忙,我做到摊摊腰。
    今日鋪頭好忙,我做到攤攤腰。
    gam1 jat6 pou3 tau2 hou2 mong4, ngo5 zou6 dou3 taan1 taan1 jiu1.
    • The shop is hectic today, I almost collapsed in exhaustion.