腦囟都未生埋

Chinese

		fontanelle	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to blame; bury
trad. (腦囟都未生埋)		腦囟	都	未	生	埋
simp. (脑囟都未生埋)		脑囟	都	未	生	埋
alternative forms		腦筍都未生埋／脑笋都未生埋
Literally: “The fontanelle has not yet closed.”

Alternative forms

• 腦囟未生埋／脑囟未生埋

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nou⁵ seon^3-2 dou¹ mei⁶ saang¹ maai⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nou⁵ seon^3-2 dou¹ mei⁶ saang¹ maai⁴
    • Yale: nóuh séun dōu meih sāang màaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nou⁵ soen^3-2 dou¹ mei⁶ saang¹ maai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nou⁵ sên^3-2 dou¹ méi⁶ sang¹ mai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nou̯¹³ sɵn³³⁻³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mei̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ maːi̯²¹/

Idiom

腦囟都未生埋

1. (Cantonese, derogatory) to be immature; to be naive and childish