deng3 baau1 no6 mai5 gai1掟包糯米雞掟包糯米鸡
Jyutpingdeng3 baau1 no6 mai5 gai1
Yaledeng bāau noh máih gāi
Definition
To offload one's troubles, responsibilities, or problems onto someone else.
colloquialworkpeople
How it's used
This idiom uses the image of passing off a heavy or messy item to someone else to avoid dealing with it personally. It is specifically used in workplace or social contexts where someone tries to dump an unwanted task or responsibility on another person. The tone is accusatory and implies that the person doing the offloading is being lazy or unfair.
Examples
He is always offloading his troubles onto me, it is so annoying.
Don't go offloading your problems onto your colleagues again.
Related words
Common phrases
to offload onto someone
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with literally throwing food, as the phrase is strictly metaphorical. It is not used for physical objects, only for abstract burdens, tasks, or problems.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
