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Jyutping nai4 kau1
Pinyin ní gōu

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    gutter; drain (filled with dirt, usually used figuratively)
    • 總而言之,一切從前為紳士們看不起的人,一切被紳士們打在泥溝裏,在社會上沒有了立足地位,沒有了發言權的人,現在居然伸起頭來了。
      总而言之,一切从前为绅士们看不起的人,一切被绅士们打在泥沟里,在社会上没有了立足地位,没有了发言权的人,现在居然伸起头来了。
      zǒng ér yán zhī , yī qiè cóng qián wéi shēn shì men kàn bù qǐ de rén , yī qiè bèi shēn shì men dǎ zài ní gōu lǐ , zài shè huì shàng méi yǒu le lì zú dì wèi , méi yǒu le fā yán quán de rén , xiàn zài jū rán shēn qǐ tóu lái le .
      In short, all those whom the gentry had despised, those whom they had trodden into the dirt, people with no place in society, people with no right to speak, have now audaciously lifted up their heads.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    总而言之,一切从前为绅士们看不起的人,一切被绅士们打在泥沟里,在社会上没有了立足地位,没有了发言权的人,现在居然伸起头来了。
    總而言之,一切從前為紳士們看不起的人,一切被紳士們打在泥溝裏,在社會上沒有了立足地位,沒有了發言權的人,現在居然伸起頭來了。
    zǒng ér yán zhī , yī qiè cóng qián wéi shēn shì men kàn bù qǐ de rén , yī qiè bèi shēn shì men dǎ zài ní gōu lǐ , zài shè huì shàng méi yǒu le lì zú dì wèi , méi yǒu le fā yán quán de rén , xiàn zài jū rán shēn qǐ tóu lái le .
    • In short, all those whom the gentry had despised, those whom they had trodden into the dirt, people with no place in society, people with no right to speak, have now audaciously lifted up their heads.