冚家鏟

See also: 冚家铲

Chinese

		one's whole family	spade; shovel
trad. (冚家鏟/冚家剷)		冚家	鏟/剷
simp. (冚家铲)		冚家	铲
alternative forms		咸家鏟
Literally: “May your entire family drop dead”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ham⁶ gaa¹ caan²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ham⁵ ga¹ can²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ham⁶ gaa¹ caan²
    • Yale: hahm gā cháan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ham⁶ gaa¹ tsaan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hem⁶ ga¹ can²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ham⁵ ga¹ can²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ham³² ka³³ t͡sʰan⁵⁵/

Phrase

冚家鏟

1. (Cantonese, vulgar) go to hell

   你冚家鏟啦！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   你冚家铲啦！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ ham⁶ gaa¹ caan² laa¹! [Jyutping]

   Go to hell!

2. (Cantonese, vulgar) bastard; jerk; despicable person (Classifier: 條／条 m)

   呢條友正一冚家鏟！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   呢条友正一冚家铲！ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   ne¹ tiu⁴ jau⁵ zing³ jat¹ ham⁶ gaa¹ caan²! [Jyutping]

   That guy is so despicable!

3. (Cantonese, vulgar) to be condemned; to be in serious trouble

   呢鑊你仲唔冚家鏟？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   呢镬你仲唔冚家铲？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ wok⁶ nei⁵ zung⁶ m⁴ ham⁶ gaa¹ caan²? [Jyutping]

   You're screwed this time!

4. (Cantonese, vulgar) Used to express strong dissatisfaction or disappointment.

Synonyms

• 冚家富貴／冚家富贵 (ham6 gaa1 fu3 gwai3)
• 冚家祥 (ham6 gaa1 coeng4)
• 冚家拎 (ham6 gaa1 ling1)
• 仆街 (puk1 gaai1)