落手打三更 [－－－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to do something wrongly since the very beginning
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    一開始​報​更​就​打​咗​三​更​，​即​係​一開始​就​做​錯​嘢​嘅​意思​；​古時​由​夜晚​七點​開始​打更​，​七點​至九點​係​「​一​更​」​，​咁​早​打​三​更​即​係​錯​咗​。
    means the things are done wrongly from the very start, to have a bad start; in ancient time, night watch started patrol and told the time by hitting gong or drum in certain pattern, 7:00-9:00pm is period 1, it's wrong to tell the time as period 3 during the first round of night patrol
    • 呢個新仔好唔掂喎，落手打三更，第一單嘢已經做到錯晒。
      呢个新仔好唔掂㖞，落手打三更，第一单嘢已经做到错晒。
      This new guy is not so good, the things are done wrongly from the very start, even his first project is in a mess.
  2. 近義詞
    出師不利
  3. 參看
    埋手打三更
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个新仔好唔掂㖞，落手打三更，第一单嘢已经做到错晒。
    呢個新仔好唔掂喎，落手打三更，第一單嘢已經做到錯晒。
    • This new guy is not so good, the things are done wrongly from the very start, even his first project is in a mess.
  2. Cantonese
    落手打三更
    落手打三更
    • Announce period 3 at the start of night watch (means doing wrongly at the very start)