一啖砂糖一啖屎

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	eat; taste; entice (with a bait)	granulated sugar	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	eat; taste; entice (with a bait)	stool; faeces
trad. (一啖砂糖一啖屎)		一	啖	砂糖	一	啖	屎
simp. #(一啖砂糖一啖屎)		一	啖	砂糖	一	啖	屎
Literally: “one mouthful of granulated sugar, one mouthful of crap”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ daam⁶ saa¹ tong⁴ jat¹ daam⁶ si²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ daam⁶ saa¹ tong⁴ jat¹ daam⁶ si²
    • Yale: yāt daahm sā tòhng yāt daahm sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ daam⁶ saa¹ tong⁴ jat⁷ daam⁶ si²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ dam⁶ sa¹ tong⁴ yed¹ dam⁶ xi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ taːm²² saː⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ taːm²² siː³⁵/

Phrase

一啖砂糖一啖屎

1. (Cantonese) carrot and stick; temperamental actions