sik6 ngau4 juk6 gon1食牛肉乾食牛肉干

Jyutpingsik6 ngau4 juk6 gon1

Yalesihk ngàuh yuhk gōn

Definition

To be issued a parking ticket or fine.

colloquialtransportslang

How it's used

The term refers specifically to the orange or yellow parking fine notice placed under a car's windshield wiper, which resembles a piece of dried beef. It is strictly used for traffic violations and never for other types of fines like littering or speeding. Using it in a formal context or with police officers directly will sound highly inappropriate or sarcastic.

Examples

caam2慘laa3喇，gam1今ci3次jau6又sik6食ngau4牛juk6肉gon1乾。

Oh no, I got another parking ticket this time.

nei5你bok6泊hai2喺dou6度gam3咁noi6耐，m4唔paa3怕sik6食ngau4牛juk6肉gon1乾me1咩？

You've been parked there for so long, aren't you afraid of getting a ticket?

Common phrases

jau6又sik6食ngau4牛juk6肉gon1乾

got another parking ticket

geng1驚sik6食ngau4牛juk6肉gon1乾

afraid of getting a parking ticket

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for literally eating beef jerky, so avoid using it in a restaurant setting. It is a noun phrase acting as a verb, so do not try to add extra particles like 咗 inside the phrase itself.