joeng5 cou2 pei4養草皮养草皮
Jyutpingjoeng5 cou2 pei4
Yaleyéuhng chóu pèih
Definition
To lose money in horse race betting.
colloquialmoneyslang
How it's used
This expression uses the imagery of the horses running on the turf to suggest that your money is essentially being donated to the track rather than returned to you. It is specific to horse racing and carries a sense of frustration or self-deprecation regarding a losing streak. It is rarely used in formal contexts and is mostly heard among veteran punters at the racecourse or betting shops.
Examples
Everything I bet on today lost, I'm really going broke from these losses.
Do you still want to keep losing money on the horses? Stop while you can.
Related words
Common phrases
to go broke from losing horse bets
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe financial losses in other areas like stock trading or business, as it is strictly tied to the context of horse racing.
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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.
