鼻哥窿都冇肉

Chinese

nostril
metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
 not have (dialectal) meat; flesh
trad. (鼻哥窿都冇肉) 鼻哥窿 都 冇 肉
simp. #(鼻哥窿都冇肉) 鼻哥窿 都 冇 肉
alternative forms 鼻哥窿都無肉／鼻哥窿都无肉
Literally: “there is even no flesh in one's nostrils”.

Etymology

Referring to the dilation of nostrils when one is shocked.

Pronunciation

Idiom

鼻哥窿都冇肉

  1. (Cantonese) to be terrified; to be petrified; to have one's pants scared off
    嚇到鼻哥窿都冇肉 [Cantonese, trad.]
    吓到鼻哥窿都冇肉 [Cantonese, simp.]
    haak3 dou3 bei6 go1 lung1 dou1 mou5 juk6 [Jyutping]
    to be terrified
    驚到鼻哥窿都冇肉 [Cantonese, trad.]
    惊到鼻哥窿都冇肉 [Cantonese, simp.]
    geng1 dou3 bei6 go1 lung1 dou1 mou5 juk6 [Jyutping]
    to be terrified
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