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跟
手
尾
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Jyutping
gan1 sau2 mei5
Pinyin
gēn shǒu wěi
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
to clean up someone else's mess; to finish off somebody's incomplete work
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
完成其他人未做完嘅手尾
to complete an unfinished job botched by someone else
我同事成日要人幫佢跟手尾。
我同事成日要人帮佢跟手尾。
ngo5 tung4 si6 seng4 jat6 jiu3 jan4 bong1 keoi5 gan1 sau2 mei5.
My colleague often needs someone else to follow up his unfinished tasks.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
完成
收拾爛攤子 – 收拾烂摊子
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我同事成日要人帮佢跟手尾。
我同事成日要人幫佢跟手尾。
ngo5 tung4 si6 seng4 jat6 jiu3 jan4 bong1 keoi5 gan1 sau2 mei5.
My colleague often needs someone else to follow up his unfinished tasks.