臨尾香 [临－－]

Jyutping lam4 mei5 hoeng1
Pinyin lín wěi xiāng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. issues arise close to end or completion (slang)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    喺​最​後​關​頭​失​敗​、​衰​咗
    to fall at the last fence; literally: to die at the very last moment
    • 本身以為呢鋪我會贏，點不知衰收尾，臨尾香咗。
      本身以为呢铺我会赢，点不知衰收尾，临尾香咗。
      bun2 san1 ji5 wai4 ni1 pou1 ngo5 wui5 jeng4, dim2 bat1 zi1 seoi1 sau1 mei5, lam4 mei5 hoeng1 zo2.
      I thought I would have won this round, but I lost at the very last moment.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    临尾香
    臨尾香
    lam4 mei5 hoeng1
    • to fail at the last moment
  2. Cantonese
    本身以为呢铺我会赢，点不知衰收尾，临尾香咗。
    本身以為呢鋪我會贏，點不知衰收尾，臨尾香咗。
    bun2 san1 ji5 wai4 ni1 pou1 ngo5 wui5 jeng4, dim2 bat1 zi1 seoi1 sau1 mei5, lam4 mei5 hoeng1 zo2.
    • I thought I would have won this round, but I lost at the very last moment.