弊傢伙 (bai6 gaa1 fo2 | ) : Oh shit!

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弊傢伙

bai6 gaa1 fo2

[variants] 弊家伙, 弊家了, 弊, 弊喇, 弊嘞, 弊囉 | [synonyms] 死火, 大鑊 | [國] 糟糕

Note, The assorted definitions for this word are not quite interchangeable. For example, one might say "damn" after dropping a hammer on one's toe, but saying 弊傢伙 would not be usual.

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

弊傢伙

This word has been viewed 7949 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 29th Apr 2007 13:47 and last edited on 29th Jul 2009 09:19

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Characters in this word:

弊 bai6 - fraud; disadvantage
傢 gaa1 - furniture; utensil
伙 fo2 - companion; waiter; group; household; home

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弊傢伙,唔記得帶封信添! 粵
Oh shit! I forget to bring along the letter.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

弊家伙 bai6 gaa1 fo2 = disastrous

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