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拍烏蠅

paak3 wu1 jing4*1

[1] have a slack business (so slack that the shopkeeper swats flies to kill time); have a dull market
[2] have nothing to do [a soccer term referring to the 'relaxed' goalkeeper whose teammates are constantly on the attack on the other half of the pitch]

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 11,400

拍烏蠅 / 拍乌蝇

拍 paak3 paak3*2 pai1 - clap; pat; strike
烏 wu1 wu1 yan1 ya1 - crow; rook; raven
蠅 jing4 ying2 - fly (insect)

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Nov 2007

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