篤口篤鼻

篤口篤鼻 (Cantonese)

1. to be offensive to the eyes; to be an eyesore

   • 政府在規劃用地時，為了避免人們常常見到這些醜陋的建築物，篤口篤鼻，便會規劃一個工業區 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     政府在规划用地时，为了避免人们常常见到这些丑陋的建筑物，笃口笃鼻，便会规划一个工业区 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2012, 周顯 (Micro Chow), 炒樓密碼, page 34

     zing³ fu² zoi⁶ kwai¹ waak⁶ jung⁶ dei⁶ si⁴, wai⁶ liu⁵ bei⁶ min⁵ jan⁴ mun⁴ soeng⁴ soeng⁴ gin³ dou³ ze² se¹ cau² lau⁶ dik¹ gin³ zuk¹ mat⁶, duk¹ hau² duk¹ bei⁶, bin⁶ wui⁵ kwai¹ waak⁶ jat¹ go³ gung¹ jip⁶ keoi¹ [Jyutping]

     When the government is planning the usage of a piece of land, in order to keep people from constantly looking at the ugly buildings, which would be an eyesore, it would plan an industrial zone.

2. to get in someone's face; to criticize

   • 以後脫離政府津貼架構，唔使俾教統局局長篤口篤鼻，豈非更好！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     以后脱离政府津贴架构，唔使俾教统局局长笃口笃鼻，岂非更好！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2005, 左丁山, 英基有人護航

     ji⁵ hau⁶ tyut³ lei⁴ zing³ fu² zeon¹ tip³ gaa³ gau³, m⁴ sai² bei² gaau³ tung² guk⁶ guk⁶ zoeng² duk¹ hau² duk¹ bei⁶, hei² fei¹ gang¹ hou²! [Jyutping]

     From now on, they are breaking away from the governmental subsidy framework. Wouldn't it be better for them to not have to get criticized by the Secretary for Education and Manpower?

• 篤眼篤鼻／笃眼笃鼻
• 篤口篤面／笃口笃面