嚇到鼻哥窿都冇肉
Chinese edit
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 | ||
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trad. (嚇到鼻哥窿都冇肉) | 嚇 | 到 | 鼻哥窿 | 都 | 冇 | 肉 | |
simp. (吓到鼻哥窿都冇肉) | 吓 | 到 | 鼻哥窿 | 都 | 冇 | 肉 | |
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 edit
Verb edit
嚇到鼻哥窿都冇肉
- (Cantonese) to be terrified; to be petrified; to have one's pants scared off