倒屎咁早
Chinese
upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
stool; faeces | (Cantonese) so | early; morning | ||
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| trad. (倒屎咁早) | 倒 | 屎 | 咁 | 早 | |
| simp. #(倒屎咁早) | 倒 | 屎 | 咁 | 早 | |
| Literally: “as early as time for pouring away faeces”. | |||||
Etymology
At early times when flushing systems were still not available, faeces were collected by cleaners before usual time for people to wake up.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- 倒塔咁早 (dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2)
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