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粵語辭叢

生鏽

saang1 sau3included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
01

金屬物件#氧化,喺表面產生有顏色、脆弱嘅#氧化物;通常指#鐵 造嘅物件 (to cover with rust; to rust)

動詞

Examples

個鐵閘生晒鏽。

go3 tit3 zaap6 saang1 saai3 sau3.

The gate is rusting all over the place.

02

引申指好耐無運用一啲技巧同能力,或者做一啲嘢,#生疏 咗而無以前做得咁好 (to get rusty or unfamiliar (of a knowledge or a skill))

Examples

好耐冇計數,個腦生晒鏽。

hou2 noi6 mou5 gai3 sou3, go3 nou5 saang1 saai3 sau3.

It's been a long time since I last did calculations, and I feel so rusty.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /saːŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

to rust; to get rusty; to corrode; to oxidise