過咗海就係神仙

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-		ocean; sea	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind	immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being
trad. (過咗海就係神仙)		過	咗	海	就	係	神仙
simp. (过咗海就系神仙)		过	咗	海	就	系	神仙
Literally: “As long as you can cross the sea, you can become an immortal”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ zo² hoi² zau⁶ hai⁶ san⁴ sin¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ zo² hoi² zau⁶ hai⁶ san⁴ sin¹
    • Yale: gwo jó hói jauh haih sàhn sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ dzo² hoi² dzau⁶ hai⁶ san⁴ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ zo² hoi² zeo⁶ hei⁶ sen⁴ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ t͡sɔː³⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² hɐi̯²² sɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

過咗海就係神仙

1. (Cantonese) to not care about what happen afterwards once the target is reached

See also

• 八仙過海，各顯神通／八仙过海，各显神通 (bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng)