死剩把口

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Chinese

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to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
have as remainder
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object)
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (死剩把口)
simp. #(死剩把口)
Literally: “to have all body parts dead except the mouth”.

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Verb

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死剩把口

  1. (Cantonese) to keep making excuses for one's mistakes