小狗懶擦鞋
See also: 小狗懒擦鞋
Chinese
puppy | lazy | to polish shoes; to fawn; to brownnose | ||
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trad. (小狗懶擦鞋) | 小狗 | 懶 | 擦鞋 | |
simp. (小狗懒擦鞋) | 小狗 | 懒 | 擦鞋 | |
Literally: “The puppy is lazy to wipe its shoes.” |
Etymology
Coined by Jimmy Pang Chi-ming as the title of his book about Cantonese profanities.
Pronunciation
Phrase
小狗懶擦鞋
- (Cantonese) A phrase containing words with similar sounds to the five profanities in Cantonese: 屌 (diu2), 㞗 (gau1), 撚 (lan2), 𨳍 (cat6), 閪 (hai1).