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水
尾
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Jyutping
seoi2 mei5
Pinyin
shuǐ wěi
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
the remaining or left over things (such as goods or food); the loss of the opportunity to make a quick or easy profit
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
剩低嘅嘢,尤其係賣剩嘅嘢
left-over (in particular, products that have not been sold)
近義詞
賣剩蔗
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, Min-Nan
downstream regions of a river
noun, Cantonese
leftover goods
name, dated
former name of Ruisui, Hualien, prior to Japanese rule
(syn.) 瑞穗
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
剩貨 – 剩货
殘貨 – 残货
次貨 – 次货
劣貨 – 劣货
次品
下腳貨 – 下脚货
最差的
賣剩的貨 – 卖剩的货
挑剩的東西 – 挑剩的东西
撈剩的油水 – 捞剩的油水
剩餘的東西 – 剩余的东西
賣剩的東西 – 卖剩的东西
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
写论文执人口水尾而唔写明出处就系剽窃。
寫論文執人口水尾而唔寫明出處就係剽竊。
se2 leon6 man2 zap1 jan4 hau2 seoi2 mei1 ji4 m4 se2 ming4 ceot1 cyu5 zau6 hai6 piu5 sit3.
Echoing others' words in your own essay without attributing a source is plagiarism.
Cantonese
佢份人冇咩谂法,净系识得执人口水尾。
佢份人冇咩諗法,淨係識得執人口水尾。
keoi5 fan6 jan4 mou5 me1 nam2 faat3, zing6 hai6 sik1 dak1 zap1 jan4 hau2 seoi2 mei1.
He himself seldom thinks, what he does is to regurgitate what others had said before.
Cantonese
食人口水尾
食人口水尾
sik6 jan4 hau2 seoi2 mei1
to eat someone else's leftovers
Cantonese
唔好执人口水尾,畀啲自己嘅意见。
唔好執人口水尾,畀啲自己嘅意見。
m4 hou2 zap1 jan4 hau2 seoi2 mei1, bei2 di1 zi6 gei2 ge3 ji3 gin3.
Don't just repeat what others have said. Give me your own opinion.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Cantonese
食人口水尾
食人口水尾
sik6 jan4 hau2 seoi2 mei1
to eat someone else's leftovers