lat1 sau2甩手
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Definition
To get rid of goods or assets by selling or reselling them.
colloquialmoneywork
How it's used
Focuses on the relief of offloading a burden or a difficult asset. It is frequently used in business or investment contexts when someone is eager to divest from something that is no longer profitable or desirable. The imagery suggests letting go of something that was weighing you down.
Examples
These goods are so hard to sell, when will we finally get rid of them?
He finally sold off the old house and breathed a sigh of relief.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal meaning of dropping something by accident. It specifically implies a deliberate act of transferring ownership or responsibility to someone else, usually through a transaction.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
