一鑊炒起

jat1 wok6 caau2 hei2

an utter failure; a catastrophe; a disastrous defeat; a fiasco; to have nothing much left; to destroy [colloquial]

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. an utter failure; a catastrophe; a disastrous defeat; a fiasco; to have nothing much left; to destroy [colloquial]

Written Forms

一鑊炒起Traditional · Main Form
一镬炒起Alternate Form

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