落筆 [－笔]

Jyutping lok6 bat1
Pinyin luò bǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to put pen to paper; to start to write or draw
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    開始​寫​或者​畫
    to start writing or painting
    • 咁耐冇寫信俾佢，都唔知由邊度落筆好。
      咁耐冇写信俾佢，都唔知由边度落笔好。
      gam3 noi6 mou5 se2 seon3 bei2 keoi5, dou1 m4 zi1 jau4 bin1 dou6 lok6 bat1 hou2.
      I haven't written to her for long and don't know where to start.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to put pen to paper; to begin to write, draw or paint
    (syn.) 行笔, 用笔, 命筆, 動筆, 揮毫, 著筆, 下笔, 命笔, 落紙, 着笔, 運筆, 用筆, 动笔, 下筆, 运笔, 落纸, 行筆, 挥毫
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶阵你谂咁耐都唔去买，依家想买结果又卖晒，真系「落笔打三更」，唔得当机立断。
    嗰陣你諗咁耐都唔去買，依家想買結果又賣晒，真係「落筆打三更」，唔得當機立斷。
    go2 zan6 nei5 nam2 gam3 noi6 dou1 m4 heoi3 maai5, ji4 gaa1 soeng2 maai5 git3 gwo2 jau6 maai6 saai3, zan1 hai6 lok6 bat1 daa2 saam1 gaang1, m4 dak1 dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6.
    • You couldn't make up your mind about whether to buy it last time, and now it's sold out. You're so indecisive!
  2. Cantonese
    呢队波「落笔打三更」，开季第一轮已经连输三场，睇嚟今季有排挨。
    呢隊波「落筆打三更」，開季第一輪已經連輸三場，睇嚟今季有排捱。
    ni1 deoi2 bo1 lok6 bat1 daa2 saam1 gaang1, hoi1 gwai3 dai6 jat1 leon4 ji5 ging1 lin4 syu1 saam1 coeng4, tai2 lei4 gam1 gwai3 jau5 paai4 ngaai4.
    • The team had a bad start this year. They opened the season with a three-game losing streak; I think they're going to have a hard time for the rest of the season.
  3. Cantonese
    咁耐冇写信俾佢，都唔知由边度落笔好。
    咁耐冇寫信俾佢，都唔知由邊度落筆好。
    gam3 noi6 mou5 se2 seon3 bei2 keoi5, dou1 m4 zi1 jau4 bin1 dou6 lok6 bat1 hou2.
    • I haven't written to her for long and don't know where to start.
  4. Cantonese
    落笔打三更
    落筆打三更
    • start writing in mid-night (means to delay, to hesitate, to be indecisive)
  5. Cantonese
    我不知道该怎样下笔写这封信。（我唔知点落笔写呢封信好。）
    我不知道該怎樣下筆寫這封信。（我唔知點落筆寫呢封信好。）
    • I don't know where to start this letter.