你出豉油我出雞

Chinese

		you	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	soy sauce	I; me	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	fowl; chicken
trad. (你出豉油我出雞/你出豉油我出鷄)		你	出	豉油	我	出	雞/鷄
simp. (你出豉油我出鸡)		你	出	豉油	我	出	鸡
Literally: “you contribute soy sauce, I contribute a chicken”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁵ ceot¹ si⁶ jau⁴ ngo⁵ ceot¹ gai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nei⁵ ceot¹ si⁶ jau⁴ ngo⁵ ceot¹ gai¹
    • Yale: néih chēut sih yàuh ngóh chēut gāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁵ tsoet⁷ si⁶ jau⁴ ngo⁵ tsoet⁷ gai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: néi⁵ cêd¹ xi⁶ yeo⁴ ngo⁵ cêd¹ gei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nei̯¹³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ siː²² jɐu̯²¹ ŋɔː¹³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

你出豉油我出雞

1. (Cantonese) Describes a situation where two parties have disproportionate contributions.