痴痴呆呆,坐埋一檯
Chinese
editto sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.) | to blame; bury | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
table; desk | ||||
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trad. (痴痴呆呆,坐埋一檯/癡癡呆呆,坐埋一檯/痴痴呆呆,坐埋一枱) | 痴痴呆呆/癡癡呆呆 | , | 坐 | 埋 | 一 | 檯/枱 | |
simp. (痴痴呆呆,坐埋一台) | 痴痴呆呆 | , | 坐 | 埋 | 一 | 台 | |
Literally: “those who are stupid sit at a table together”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci1 ci1 ngoi4 ngoi4, co5 maai4 jat1 toi4
- Yale: chī chī ngòih ngòih, chóh màaih yāt tòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi1 tsi1 ngoi4 ngoi4, tso5 maai4 jat7 toi4
- Guangdong Romanization: qi1 qi1 ngoi4 ngoi4, co5 mai4 yed1 toi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²¹ ŋɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʰɔː¹³ maːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit痴痴呆呆,坐埋一檯
- (Cantonese) stupid people flock together