射波
Chinese
| radio- (chem.); shoot | ball | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (射波) | 射 | 波 | |
| simp. #(射波) | 射 | 波 | |
Etymology
- "to pull a sickie"
- Corrupted from 卸膊 (se3 bok3), or from figurative sense (i.e., "shoot" one's responsibility to their coworkers).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: se6 bo1
- Yale: seh bō
- Cantonese Pinyin: se6 bo1
- Guangdong Romanization: sé6 bo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛː²² pɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
射⫽波 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, literal) to shoot a ball
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, idiomatic) to pull a sickie