阿茂整餅——冇嗰樣，整嗰樣

See also: 阿茂整饼

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	luxuriant	exactly; in good order; whole exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly	round flat cake; cookie; cake round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry		not have (dialectal)	(Cantonese) that	manner; pattern; way manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape		exactly; in good order; whole exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly	(Cantonese) that	manner; pattern; way manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
trad. (阿茂整餅——冇嗰樣，整嗰樣)		阿	茂	整	餅	——	冇	嗰	樣	，	整	嗰	樣
simp. (阿茂整饼——冇嗰样，整嗰样)		阿	茂	整	饼	——	冇	嗰	样	，	整	嗰	样
alternative forms		亞茂整餅——冇嗰樣，整嗰樣／亚茂整饼——冇嗰样，整嗰样

Etymology

A Cantonese xiehouyu, literally “(the dim sum maker) Ah Mau makes cakes — whichever kind (of cake) is running out will be made promptly.”

Nowadays usually used disapprovingly.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ mau⁶ zing² beng², mou⁵ go² joeng⁶, zing² go² joeng⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ mau⁶ zing² beng², mou⁵ go² joeng⁶, zing² go² joeng⁶
    • Yale: a mauh jíng béng, móuh gó yeuhng, jíng gó yeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ mau⁶ dzing² beng², mou⁵ go² joeng⁶, dzing² go² joeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ meo⁶ jing² béng², mou⁵ go² yêng⁶, jing² go² yêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ mɐu̯²² t͡sɪŋ³⁵ pɛːŋ³⁵ mou̯¹³ kɔː³⁵ jœːŋ²² t͡sɪŋ³⁵ kɔː³⁵ jœːŋ²²/

Idiom

阿茂整餅——冇嗰樣，整嗰樣

1. (Cantonese) to do something unnecessary; to ruin things by doing something superfluous; to do something that failed