賴地硬

Chinese
disclaim; rely; to blame
 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
hard; stiff; strong
hard; stiff; strong; firm
trad. (賴地硬) 賴 地 硬
simp. (赖地硬) 赖 地 硬
Literally: “blame the floor for being too hard”.

Etymology

Short for 屙屎唔出賴地硬／屙屎唔出赖地硬. The original phrase is considered slightly vulgar.

Pronunciation

Idiom

賴地硬

  1. (Cantonese) a man always finds excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on himself; a bad workman always blames his tools
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