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掹衫尾 (mang3 saam1 mei5) — tag along; on sb's coat-tails; coat-tail effect in Cantonese

mang˗₃掹saamˉ¹衫meiˏ₅尾
Mandarin Pinyin: meng5 shan1 wei3

Meaning of 掹衫尾

nountag along; on sb's coat-tails; coat-tail effect
nounto follow, go along; to depend on one's network to achieve a goal

Example Sentences with 掹衫尾

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日mingˉ¹掹saanˉ¹衫meiˏ₅尾
He's always tagging along.
mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想mingˉ¹掹saanˉ¹衫meiˏ₅尾
Don't want to tag along.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想mingˉ¹掹neiˏ₅你saanˉ¹衫meiˏ₅尾
I don't want to follow you.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日mingˉ¹掹ngoˏ₅我saanˉ¹衫meiˏ₅尾
He always tags along with me.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好mingˉ¹掹saanˉ¹衫meiˏ₅尾laaˉ¹啦
Don't tag along!
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Characters in 掹衫尾

掹mang1
to pull, pull out, pull up; to hold | [華]: 拔 ; 拉 ; 揪
衫saam1
shirt; gown; jacket; garment
尾mei5
end; remnant; remaining part

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