講錯嘢 [讲错－]

Jyutping gong2 co3 je5
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Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 說錯話 – 说错话
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    「你做咩喊呀？我系咪讲错嘢呀？」「唔系呀，有滴汗入咗眼咋。」
    「你做咩喊呀？我係咪講錯嘢呀？」「唔係呀，有滴汗入咗眼咋。」
    「 nei5 zou6 me1 haam3 aa3 ？ ngo5 hai6 mi1 gong2 co3 je5 aa3 ？ 」 「 m4 hai6 aa3 ， jau5 dik1 hon6 jap6 zo2 ngaan5 zaa3 。 」
    • "Why are you crying? Did I say something I shouldn't have?" "No, it's just that a drop of sweat got into my eye."
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    头先讲错嘢，好彩兜得返啫。
    頭先講錯嘢，好彩兜得返啫。
    tau4 sin1 gong2 co3 je5, hou2 coi2 dau1 dak1 faan1 ze1.
    • I said something wrong, but luckily I managed to turn around the bad situation and not make a fool of myself.
  2. Cantonese
    佢上网讲错嘢，公司冇出警告信直接炒咗佢。
    佢上網講錯嘢，公司冇出警告信直接炒咗佢。
    keoi5 soeng5 mong5 gong2 co3 je5, gung1 si1 mou5 ceot1 ging2 gou3 seon3 zik6 zip3 caau2 zo2 keoi5.
    • He said something politically incorrect online, and the company fired him without issuing a warning letter.
  3. Cantonese
    佢一知自己讲错嘢即刻改口。
    佢一知自己講錯嘢即刻改口。
    keoi5 jat1 zi1 zi6 gei2 gong2 co3 je5 zik1 haak1 goi2 hau2.
    • As soon as he knew he'd made a mistake, he immediately corrected himself.
  4. Cantonese
    讲错嘢反而变咗宣传，佢嘅手法好高明。
    講錯嘢反而變咗宣傳，佢嘅手法好高明。
    gong2 co3 je5 faan2 ji4 bin3 zo2 syun1 cyun4, keoi5 ge3 sau2 faat3 hou2 gou1 ming4.
    • The slip of tongue was turned into a nice marketing. That was tactful.
  5. Cantonese
    你见佢咁面㶶，就知自己讲错嘢啦。
    你見佢咁面燶，就知自己講錯嘢啦。
    nei5 gin3 keoi5 gam3 min6 nung1, zau6 zi1 si6 gei2 gong2 co3 je5 laa1.
    • Looking at his irritated face, you should've understood that you said something wrong.