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打爛齋缽 (daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3) — unable to maintain self-discipline; fail to follow through with one's resolution in Cantonese

daaˊ²打laanˍ₆爛zaaiˉ¹齋but˗₃缽
简 打烂斋钵
Mandarin Pinyin: da3 lan4 zhai1 bo1

Meaning of 打爛齋缽

noununable to maintain self-discipline; fail to follow through with one's resolution
nounfail to maintain self-discipline; fail to keep up with one's resolution (restricted diet e.g.)

Characters in 打爛齋缽

打daa2
dozen
爛laan6
cheesy; crummy; lacking style
齋zaai1
fast; abstain from meat
缽but3
earthen bowl/basin; alms bowl

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