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› 爛尾
爛尾
laan6
mei5
Simplified: 烂尾
Cantonese
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A project, TV show, book, or relationship that ends badly or is abandoned halfway. An unfinished building. A disappointing ending after a strong start. "呢套戲爛尾" = "this film had a terrible ending." HK TVB dramas were notorious for this.
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爛
laan6
T6
尾
mei5
T5
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爛尾
laan6
mei5
an abandoned project (lit., "broken tail")
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