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delay no more en · X

Pronunciation

  • /tiː²² lei̯⁵⁵ nou̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/ (Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Sinological-IPA, Standard-Cantonese)
  • (Cantonese, Jyutping)
  • (Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Standard-Cantonese)
  • (Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jyutping, Standard-Cantonese)
  • (Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Pinyin, Standard-Cantonese)
  • (Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Standard-Cantonese, Yale)

Etymology

Deliberate Hobson-Jobson of Cantonese 屌你老母 (diu² nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻², “fuck your mother”).

Meanings

  1. (Hong-Kong, qualifier:minced oath) Fuck you; fuck your mother.
    • Delay no more sea tiger! Sea tiger eat shit la! 1997 August 31, hk.talk.sex (Usenet):
    • how dare you thing yourself god? Yes, you are the god of your own world. Delay no more. 2004 October 11, hk.politics (Usenet):
    • The G.O.D. emporium on Hollywood Road joined in the local action by dressing its window mannequins in t-shirts that read, "Delay no more: Supporting local culture" and "Delay no more: Save local markets." 2012, Kwok-bun Chan, editor, Hybrid Hong Kong, Abingdon: Routledge, →ISBN:
    • Delay No More to All who Against the Korea Team!! 2002 June 26, alt.sports.soccer.worldcup2002 (Usenet):

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diu lei