濕滯 (sap1 zai6) — (of a situation) gone wrong, messed-up,… in Cantonese

sapˉ¹濕zaiˍ₆滯

简湿滞

Mandarin Pinyin: shi1 zhi4

Meaning of 濕滯

noun(of a situation) gone wrong, messed-up, a nuisance

noungastrointestinal discomfort (adjective) (of situation) troublesome; knotty; messed up; thorny; unfortunate;

zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係houˊ²好sapˉ¹濕zai6.滯。

It's really troublesome.

keoiˏ₅佢gaauˊ²搞dou˗₃到houˊ²好sapˉ¹濕zai6.滯。

He made it very troublesome.

ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事houˊ²好sapˉ¹濕zai6.滯。

This matter is troublesome.

mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想gam˗₃咁sapˉ¹濕zai6.滯。

Don't want it to be so troublesome.

dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解gam˗₃咁sapˉ¹濕zai6?滯？

Why is it so troublesome?

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