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秀才手巾

sau3 coi4 sau2 gan1included in 2 dictionaries
sau3 coi2 sau2 gan1included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
sau3 coi4 sau2 gan1
sau3 coi2 sau2 gan1

Original phonetic: sau3 coi4 sau2 gan1:sau3 coi2 sau2 gan1

歇後語：#包 輸（「#書」嘅諧音） (sandwich pun of which latter part is "for wrapping books (lose for sure)". In Cantonese, "Books" pronounces the same as "Lose", "Wrap" also have the meaning of "for sure". Literally : scholar's handkerchief)

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Examples

今次隊波陣容咁弱，即係秀才手巾，包輸啦。

The team has a weak lineup today; I think they are sure to lose.

廣州話詞典（第2版）: 8081CantonWord
Jyutping:
sau3 coi4 sau2 gan1Original phonetic: seo3 coi4 seo2 gen1

歇后语，下一句是“包书（输）”。