十個煲兩個蓋
Chinese
editten | (a measure word); individual | pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat | both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
(a measure word); individual | cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build | ||
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trad. (十個煲兩個蓋) | 十 | 個 | 煲 | 兩 | 個 | 蓋 | |
simp. (十个煲两个盖) | 十 | 个 | 煲 | 两 | 个 | 盖 | |
Literally: “ten pots and two lids”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 go3 bou1 loeng5 go3 goi3
- Yale: sahp go bōu léuhng go goi
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 go3 bou1 loeng5 go3 goi3
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 go3 bou1 lêng5 go3 goi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² kɔː³³ pou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ kɔː³³ kɔːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit十個煲兩個蓋
- (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋/十个煲九个盖
- 2011 November 14, 葉宇堃, “矽谷創業天堂 但你願冒險嗎”, in 香港經濟日報[1]:
- 最矛盾弔詭的就在這裏:我在羨慕成功創業的朋友當下豐足的生活時,卻忘記了別人當年開業時,十個煲兩個蓋的艱難時候。
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