"拍烏蠅" meaning in Chinese

See 拍烏蠅 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pʰaːk̚³ wuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pʰaːk̚³ wuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: paak³ wu¹ jing⁴⁻¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], paak wū yīng [Cantonese, Yale], paak⁸ wu¹ jing⁴⁻¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], pag³ wu¹ ying⁴⁻¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 拍⫽烏蠅 [canonical], 拍乌蝇
Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 拍⫽烏蠅 (verb-object), {{tlb|zh|Cantonese}} (Cantonese)
  1. (literally) to swat flies (with a flyswatter) Tags: Cantonese, literally, verb-object
    Sense id: en-拍烏蠅-zh-verb-zGXfSbrv
  2. (figurative, of business, traffic, etc.) to be slack (to the extent that clerks can only swat flies in the shop); to be sluggish; to be quiet Tags: Cantonese, figuratively, usually, verb-object
    Sense id: en-拍烏蠅-zh-verb-bYNWlw7Z Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: traffic, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 門可羅雀/门可罗雀 (ménkěluóquè), 門可羅雀 (ménkěluóquè), 门可罗雀 (ménkěluóquè)
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        "to swat flies (with a flyswatter)"
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          "flyswatter",
          "flyswatter"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) to swat flies (with a flyswatter)"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "literally",
        "verb-object"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "8 92",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
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        },
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        }
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        "to be slack (to the extent that clerks can only swat flies in the shop); to be sluggish; to be quiet"
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        "(figurative, of business, traffic, etc.) to be slack (to the extent that clerks can only swat flies in the shop); to be sluggish; to be quiet"
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        "of business"
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        "traffic",
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "paak³ wu¹ jing⁴⁻¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paak wū yīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paak⁸ wu¹ jing⁴⁻¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pag³ wu¹ ying⁴⁻¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰaːk̚³ wuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰaːk̚³ wuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ménkěluóquè",
      "word": "門可羅雀/门可罗雀"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ménkěluóquè",
      "word": "門可羅雀"
    },
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      "roman": "ménkěluóquè",
      "word": "门可罗雀"
    }
  ],
  "word": "拍烏蠅"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ]
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        "to swat flies (with a flyswatter)"
      ],
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        [
          "swat",
          "swat"
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          "flies",
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          "flyswatter"
        ]
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        "(literally) to swat flies (with a flyswatter)"
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        "to be slack (to the extent that clerks can only swat flies in the shop); to be sluggish; to be quiet"
      ],
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        [
          "slack",
          "slack"
        ],
        [
          "sluggish",
          "sluggish"
        ],
        [
          "quiet",
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        ]
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        "(figurative, of business, traffic, etc.) to be slack (to the extent that clerks can only swat flies in the shop); to be sluggish; to be quiet"
      ],
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        "of business"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "figuratively",
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        "traffic",
        "transport"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paak³ wu¹ jing⁴⁻¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paak wū yīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paak⁸ wu¹ jing⁴⁻¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pag³ wu¹ ying⁴⁻¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰaːk̚³ wuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/pʰaːk̚³ wuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/"
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      "roman": "ménkěluóquè",
      "word": "門可羅雀/门可罗雀"
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      "roman": "ménkěluóquè",
      "word": "門可羅雀"
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