電燈膽 [电灯胆]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (n.) a light bulb; the third wheel; an insensitive person who tags along with a couple, without realizing that the couple wants some privacy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    用電力​做​能源​，​發出​光線​照明​嘅​裝​置​，​外形​通常​都​會​做到​近似​球體​（​量​詞​：​個​／​盞​）
    light bulb
    • 我唔夠高換電燈膽，有冇人可以幫下我？
      我唔够高换电灯胆，有冇人可以帮下我？
      ngo5 m4 gau3 gou1 wun6 din6 dang1 daam2, jau5 mou5 jan4 ho2 ji5 bong1 haa5 ngo5?
      Can anyone help me change the light bulb? I'm not tall enough.
  2. 名詞
    夾​喺​情​侶​中​間​、​唔​識​迴​避​、​阻住​對​情侶​談​情​説​愛​嘅​人​（​量​詞​：​個​）​（​語源​：​由​於​以前​電燈​膽​嘅​玻璃​入面​係​真空​嘅​，​所以​「​電燈膽​」​有句​歇後語​「​唔​通氣​」​；​而家淨​係​用​前​半句​去表達​「​唔​通​氣​嘅​人​」​）
    an unwanted third person who accompanies a pair of lovers; the third wheel
    • 佢哋兩個咁煙韌，我都唔好意思做電燈膽嘞。
      佢哋两个咁烟韧，我都唔好意思做电灯胆嘞。
      keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 gam3 jin1 ngan6, ngo5 dou1 m4 hou2 ji3 si1 zou6 din6 dang1 daam2 laak3.
      The two of them are so intimate with each other, it doesn't feel right for me to be the third wheel.
  3. 近義詞
    燈膽
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, Hakka
    someone who is tactless, especially a third wheel; unwelcome companion
  2. noun, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka
    lightbulb
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 電燈泡 – 电灯泡
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    爱迪生发明咗电灯胆。
    愛迪生發明咗電燈膽。
    oi3 dik6 sang1 faat3 ming4 zo2 din6 dang1 daam2 。
    • Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
  2. Cantonese
    有冇人可以话我听电灯胆嘅原理系点㗎？
    有冇人可以話我聽電燈膽嘅原理係點㗎？
    jau5 mou5 jan4 ho2 ji5 waa2 ngo5 ting1 din6 dang1 daam2 ge3 jyun4 lei5 hai6 dim2 gaa3 ？
    • Who can tell me how a light bulb works?
  3. Cantonese
    我好似做咗电灯胆喇，都系走先。
    我好似做咗電燈膽喇，都係走先。
    ngo5 hou2 ci5 zou6 zo2 din6 dang1 daam2 laa3 ， dou1 hai6 zau2 sin1 。
    • Seems like I'm the third wheel here. I should go.
    • Seems like I'm just playing gooseberry here. I should go.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔够高换电灯胆，有冇人可以帮下我？
    我唔夠高換電燈膽，有冇人可以幫下我？
    ngo5 m4 gau3 gou1 wun6 din6 dang1 daam2, jau5 mou5 jan4 ho2 ji5 bong1 haa5 ngo5?
    • Can anyone help me change the light bulb? I'm not tall enough.
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋两个咁烟韧，我都唔好意思做电灯胆嘞。
    佢哋兩個咁煙韌，我都唔好意思做電燈膽嘞。
    keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 gam3 jin1 ngan6, ngo5 dou1 m4 hou2 ji3 si1 zou6 din6 dang1 daam2 laak3.
    • The two of them are so intimate with each other, it doesn't feel right for me to be the third wheel.
  3. Cantonese
    你明知佢哋两个拍拖，仲要走去做电灯胆，咁唔通气㗎！
    你明知佢哋兩個拍拖，仲要走去做電燈膽，咁唔通氣㗎！
    nei5 ming4 zi1 keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 paak3 to1, zung6 jiu3 zau2 heoi3 zou6 din6 dang1 daam2, gam3 m4 tung1 hei3 gaa3!
    • You knew they were on a date — so dense of you to join them.
  4. Cantonese
    人哋两公婆撑台脚，你就唔好去做电灯胆喇！
    人哋兩公婆撐枱腳，你就唔好去做電燈膽喇！
    jan4 dei6 loeng5 gung1 po2 caang3 toi2 goek3, nei5 zau6 m4 hou2 heoi3 zou6 din6 dang1 daam2 laa3!
    • They are going to have a two-people meal, don't be a third wheel!