唔見棺材唔流眼淚
Chinese
editto not see | coffin; 8 circle | not | to cry; to shed tears | ||
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trad. (唔見棺材唔流眼淚) | 唔見 | 棺材 | 唔 | 流眼淚 | |
simp. (唔见棺材唔流眼泪) | 唔见 | 棺材 | 唔 | 流眼泪 | |
Literally: “to not shed tears until one sees one's coffin”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: m4 gin3 gun1 coi4 m4 lau4 ngaan5 leoi6
- Yale: m̀h gin gūn chòih m̀h làuh ngáahn leuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: m4 gin3 gun1 tsoi4 m4 lau4 ngaan5 loey6
- Guangdong Romanization: m4 gin3 gun1 coi4 m4 leo4 ngan5 lêu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²¹ kiːn³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ m̩²¹ lɐu̯²¹ ŋaːn¹³ lɵy̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit唔見棺材唔流眼淚