蝦碌
Chinese edit
shrimp; prawn | laborious; small stone; to record laborious; small stone; to record; to tape; to write down; to hire; to employ | ||
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trad. (蝦碌) | 蝦 | 碌 | |
simp. (虾碌) | 虾 | 碌 | |
alternative forms | 蝦轆/虾辘 |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from hard luck.
Noun edit
蝦碌
Adjective edit
蝦碌
Verb edit
蝦碌
- (Cantonese) to make an unintentional mistake; to botch up
Etymology 2 edit
Literal character interpretation of Etymology 1, from 蝦/虾 (haa1, “prawn”) + 轆/辘 (luk1, “wheel; long cylindrical object”).
Noun edit
蝦碌