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
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(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):