落棚牙 (lok1 paang4 ngaa4 | ) : take the wind out of somebody's sails

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落棚牙

lok1 paang4 ngaa4

take the wind out of somebody's sails

Used in the form 「落人棚牙」：for example, 「落你棚牙」，「落佢棚牙」etc.

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

落棚牙

This word has been viewed 1228 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Eldon on 3rd Jan 2013 15:22 and last edited on 3rd Jan 2013 15:29

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落 lok6 laai6 - to fall
棚 paang4 - canopy; shed; set (of teeth)
牙 ngaa4 - teeth, tooth

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