山埃

Borrowed from English cyanide.

山埃

1. (chiefly Cantonese, chemistry) cyanide compounds, especially potassium cyanide
2. (Cantonese, figurative) wrong and harmful information; tip or prediction that will make those who believe in it suffer
   • 1995 December 18, 鍾玉嘉, “玉嘉兄唱安眠曲”, in hk.entertainment‎^[1] (Usenet):

     唉口也! 俾口左山埃添... [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     ai¹ jaa³! bei² zo² saan¹ aai¹ tim¹... [Jyutping]

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   • 1997 September 7, 仙 地, “火水wp-97/09/06”, in hk.rec.horse-racing‎^[2] (Usenet):

     你o的山埃搵鬼要 [Cantonese, trad.]
     你o的山埃揾鬼要 [Cantonese, simp.]

     nei⁵ di¹ saan¹ aai¹ wan² gwai² jiu³ [Jyutping]

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   • 1999 May 17, 冒險家, “俾o的時間梁錫麟?”, in hk.rec.horse-racing‎^[3] (Usenet):

     尤其係d免費熱線, 隨時係想放山埃毒馬迷. [Cantonese, trad.]
     尤其系d免费热线, 随时系想放山埃毒马迷. [Cantonese, simp.]

     jau⁴ kei⁴ hai⁶ di¹ min⁵ fai³ jit⁶ sin³, ceoi⁴ si⁴ hai⁶ soeng² fong³ saan¹ aai¹ duk⁶ maa⁵ mai⁴. [Jyutping]

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• 氰化物 (qínghuàwù)

山埃

1. (Cantonese) wrong and harmful; devastating (clarification of this definition is needed.)
   • 1997 August 20, 仙 地, “學倉頡!”, in hk.rec.horse-racing‎^[4] (Usenet):

     下一季比D火水山埃WP佢 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     haa⁶ jat¹ gwai³ bei² di¹ fo² seoi² saan¹ aai¹ WP keoi⁵ [Jyutping]

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   • 2012 August 14, 李思穎, “「山埃」貼士失逾十萬 莊思敏努力搵錢補數”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A36:

     近日莊思敏頻頻出席活動，她表示要努力搵錢，因近日股票投資失利，損失有六位數字，主要原因是聽了「山埃」朋友的貼士，他們都是長輩不能鬧，所以無仇報。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     近日庄思敏频频出席活动，她表示要努力揾钱，因近日股票投资失利，损失有六位数字，主要原因是听了「山埃」朋友的贴士，他们都是长辈不能闹，所以无仇报。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     gan⁶ jat⁶ zong¹ si¹ man⁵ pan⁴ pan⁴ ceot¹ zik⁶ wut⁶ dung⁶, taa¹ biu² si⁶ jiu³ nou⁵ lik⁶ wan² cin^4-2, jan¹ gan⁶ jat⁶ gu² piu³ tau⁴ zi¹ sat¹ lei⁶, syun² sat¹ jau⁵ luk⁶ wai^6-2 sou³ zi⁶, zyu² jiu³ jyun⁴ jan¹ si⁶ teng¹ liu⁵ “saan¹ aai¹” pang⁴ jau⁵ dik¹ tip³ si^6-2, taa¹ mun⁴ dou¹ si⁶ zoeng² bui³ bat¹ nang⁴ naau⁶, so² ji⁵ mou⁵ sau⁴ bou³. [Jyutping]

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