爛鬼結他 (laan6 gwai2 git3 taa1 | ) : broken guitar

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爛鬼結他

laan6 gwai2 git3 taa1

[Lit.]broken guitar:
[as a tagline/modern proveb] The second half of the line is [1]冇得彈 to describe someone who is perfect or did something great, and you have nothing to complain about him. [2] 唔彈得 to describe someone who cannot accept or listen to any criticism, so you cannot complain about him.

(both 冇得彈 and 唔彈得 functions as a double-entendre, it's literal meaning is "cannot be played")

Classifier: 支

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

爛鬼結他

This word has been viewed 1775 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by riko on 16th Sep 2008 14:00 and last edited on 15th Nov 2009 06:57

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爛 laan6 - rotten; worn-out
鬼 gwai2 - ghost; devil; dishonest; terrible
結 git3 - tie; unite; conclude; congeal; bear (fruit)
他 taa1 - other

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