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攞嚟衰

lo2 lai4/lei4 seoi1

to bring misfortune to oneself; to get one's own just desserts | Short for 自己攞嚟衰 | Compare with 搵笨 | Mand.: 自找麻煩; 自討苦吃

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 343

攞嚟衰

攞 lo2 luo3 luo2 - to tuck; to pull
嚟 lei4 lai4 li2 - to come; to order food or drink
衰 ceoi1 seoi1 chuai1 shuai1 suo1 {cui1} | cui - to decline; failing (health, etc.)

This word was added by tym on 20th Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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