leoi4雷
Jyutpingleoi4
Yalelèuih
Definition
Burdensome or detrimental to one's team.
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How it's used
Originating from gaming culture, this term describes someone whose poor performance or lack of cooperation actively hinders the group. It functions as an adjective to describe a person or their behavior in a team setting. It is highly informal and carries a strong sense of frustration or annoyance.
Examples
You were really a burden in the game this time.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal noun for thunder, which is also written as 雷. In a social or gaming context, it is strictly used to describe someone being a liability.
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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.
