沉船 [－－]

Jyutping cam4 syun4
Pinyin chén chuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. shipwreck
  2. sunken boat
  3. sinking ship
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、俚語、黃賭毒
    愛上​一個​本來​同​自己​只有​性關​係​嘅​人​而​不能自拔​；​通常​指​嫖妓​嗰​時​愛​上​妓女
    to fall hopelessly in love with somebody while engaged in a non-committal relationship; usually referring to falling in love with prostitutes; literally "sunk ship"
    • 你呢排做乜淨係去呢間一樓一？唔通你沉船？
      你呢排做乜净系去呢间一楼一？唔通你沉船？
      nei5 ni1 paai4 zou6 mat1 zing6 hai6 heoi3 ni1 gaan1 jat1 lau4 jat1? m4 tung1 nei5 cam4 syun4?
      Why do you keep on visiting this "one floor one"? Have you fallen in love with that prostitute?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    sunken ship or boat; shipwreck
  2. verb, figuratively, of a person, slang
    to fall for someone or something
  3. verb, of a ship or boat
    to sink
  4. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, figuratively, neologism, slang, specifically
    to fall in love with a prostitute or a sexual partner
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    沉船之后，佢揽住嚿木头浮咗喺海上面三日先至俾人救起。
    沉船之後，佢攬住嚿木頭浮咗喺海上面三日先至俾人救起。
    cam4 syun4 zi1 hau6, keoi5 laam2 zyu6 gau6 muk6 tau4 fau4 zo2 hai2 hoi2 soeng6 min6 saam1 jat6 sin1 zi3 bei2 jan4 gau3 hei2.
    • After the ship sank, he grasped onto a piece of wood and floated on the sea for three days before he was saved.
  2. Cantonese
    你呢排做乜净系去呢间一楼一？唔通你沉船？
    你呢排做乜淨係去呢間一樓一？唔通你沉船？
    nei5 ni1 paai4 zou6 mat1 zing6 hai6 heoi3 ni1 gaan1 jat1 lau4 jat1? m4 tung1 nei5 cam4 syun4?
    • Why do you keep on visiting this "one floor one"? Have you fallen in love with that prostitute?
  3. Cantonese
    唉，今次搭沉船喇，原来间公司欠落一大笔债，我仲懵盛盛入左股添。
    唉，今次搭沉船喇，原來間公司欠落一大筆債，我仲懵盛盛入左股添。
    • Damn, I've taken a sinking ship this time, I didn't recognize the company has a lot of debts, and I still stupidly invested in it.
  4. Cantonese
    搞错呀，次次都系你搭沉船，今次又累到我地输晒喇！
    搞錯呀，次次都係你搭沉船，今次又累到我地輸晒喇！
    • What the hell, every time your joining will sink our ship, and this time you cumbered all our bets to lose !