易過借火

Chinese

		easy	over; more ... than	to lend; to borrow	fire
trad. (易過借火)		易	過	借	火
simp. (易过借火)		易	过	借	火
Literally: “easier than borrowing fire”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ gwo³ ze³ fo²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ gwo³ ze³ fo²
    • Yale: yih gwo je fó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ gwo³ dze³ fo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ guo³ zé³ fo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² kʷɔː³³ t͡sɛː³³ fɔː³⁵/

Idiom

易過借火

1. (Cantonese) too easy; piece of cake

Synonyms

• 小菜一碟 (xiǎocàiyīdié), 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng),
• (Cantonese) 碎料 (seoi³ liu^6-2), 濕碎／湿碎 (sap¹ seoi³), 濕濕碎／湿湿碎 (sap¹ sap¹ seoi³), 話咁易／话咁易, 話都冇咁易／话都冇咁易