轉膊 (zyun3 bok3) — to change shoulders when carrying a load in Cantonese | HKDictionary

zyun˗₃轉bok˗₃膊

简转膊

Mandarin Pinyin: zhuan3 bo2

Meaning of 轉膊

nounto change shoulders when carrying a load

nounswapping shoulders when carrying a heavy load; transferring one's responsibility to another (spoken)

Characters in 轉膊

transfer; pass on; transmit

Words Containing 轉膊

托柒唔識轉膊tok3 cat6 m4 sik1 zyun3 bok3

describes someone who is not smart enough to know how to be flexible and adapt to different circumstances, which is just another way to call someone stupid [colloquial]

唔識轉膊m4 sik1 zyun3 bok3

to be pig-headed and lacking the ability to adapt [colloquial]

托杉唔識轉膊tok3 caam3 m4 sik1 zyun3 bok3

describes someone who is not smart enough to know how to be flexible and adapt to different circumstances, which is just another way to call someone stupid [colloquial]

托塔都唔識轉膊tok3 taap3 dou1 m4 sik1 zyun3 bok3

describes someone who is not smart enough to know how to be flexible and adapt to different circumstances, which is just another way to call someone stupid [colloquial]

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