嚇到鼻哥窿都冇肉

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Chinese

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to frighten; to scare; to intimidate
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten
 
to (a place); until (a time); up to
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
 
nostril
metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
not have (dialectal) meat; flesh
trad. (嚇到鼻哥窿都冇肉) 鼻哥窿
simp. (吓到鼻哥窿都冇肉) 鼻哥窿
alternative forms 嚇到鼻哥窿都無肉吓到鼻哥窿都无肉
Literally: “to be so frightened that there is no flesh in one's nostrils”.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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嚇到鼻哥窿都冇肉

  1. (Cantonese) to be terrified; to be petrified; to have one's pants scared off