"倒米" meaning in Chinese

See 倒米 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tou̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /au⁵⁵ ᵐbai⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 倒米
  1. (Cantonese) to ruin a business Tags: Cantonese
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          "english": "a person who wanted to help with something but eventually ruins it",
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      "zh_pron": "au² mai²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/au⁵⁵ ᵐbai⁵⁵/",
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      "zh_pron": "dou² mei⁵"
    },
    {
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      "zh_pron": "au² mai²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/au⁵⁵ ᵐbai⁵⁵/",
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