laan6 zin6爛賤烂贱
Jyutpinglaan6 zin6
Yalelaahn jihn
Definition
Extremely cheap, worthless, or trashy.
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How it's used
This term carries a strong sense of disdain and is used to describe items that are not only cheap in price but also poor in quality or lacking any real value. It is often used to criticize someone's poor taste in shopping or to dismiss something as complete rubbish. Unlike the neutral word 平, this carries a negative emotional charge.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person as 'cheap' in the sense of stingy, as that would be 孤寒. Using 爛賤 for a person is a severe insult implying they are morally worthless or low-class.
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