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粵語辭叢

空頭支票

hung1 tau4 zi1 piu3included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
01

攞唔到錢嘅#支票(量詞:張) (bad cheque; rubber cheque; bounced cheque; dishonoured cheque; literally: blank cheque)

名詞

Examples

開空頭支票隨時犯法㗎。

hoi1 hung1 tau4 zi1 piu3 ceoi4 si4 faan6 faat3 gaa3.

It may be against the law to write a bad cheque.

02

唔會兑現嘅承諾 (empty or wild promise)

Examples

你成日開空頭支票,鬼有人信你咩!

nei5 seng4 jat6 hoi1 hung1 tau4 zi1 piu3, gwai2 jau5 jan4 seon3 nei5 me1!

You often give empty promises. No wonder nobody believes you!

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰiːu̯³³/

01

bounced cheque (Classifier: 張/张 m c)

02

promise that cannot be achieved

Examples

開空頭支票

to make an empty promise