敗家了 (bai6 gaa1 leu1 | ) : oh shit; calamitous

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敗家了

bai6 gaa1 leu1

oh shit (exclamation); calamitous

cf. 弊傢伙
lit. the end of one's family. Most often used as an exclamation describing an ominous or calamitous situation.

Jyutping Note: leu1 is the pronunciation for 了 in this compound. It is not a typo.

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

敗家了 / 败家了

This word has been viewed 2104 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by 穆斯林 on 25th Jul 2009 06:09 and last edited on 29th Jul 2009 22:13

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敗 baai6 - be defeated; to defeat
家 gaa1 - home; family; specialist
了 liu5 - completed; change; finish

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