贏粒糖輸間廠

Chinese

		to beat; to win; to profit	a grain; a granule	sugar; sweets; candy	to transport; to lose	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)	factory; yard; depot factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
trad. (贏粒糖輸間廠)		贏	粒	糖	輸	間	廠
simp. (赢粒糖输间厂)		赢	粒	糖	输	间	厂
Literally: “wins a piece of candy and loses a factory”.

Alternative forms

• 贏粒糖，輸間廠／赢粒糖，输间厂

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jeng⁴ nap¹ tong^4-2 syu¹ gaan¹ cong²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jeng⁴ nap¹ tong^4-2 syu¹ gaan¹ cong²
    • Yale: yèhng nāp tóng syū gāan chóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jeng⁴ nap⁷ tong^4-2 sy¹ gaan¹ tsong²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yéng⁴ neb¹ tong^4-2 xu¹ gan¹ cong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛːŋ²¹ nɐp̚⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ syː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵/

Proverb

贏粒糖輸間廠

1. (Cantonese) penny wise and pound foolish; spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

Synonyms

• 贏把遮輸架車／赢把遮输架车