雞啄唔斷
Chinese
editfowl; chicken | to peck | hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly | ||
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trad. (雞啄唔斷/鷄啄唔斷) | 雞/鷄 | 啄 | 唔 | 斷 | |
simp. (鸡啄唔断) | 鸡 | 啄 | 唔 | 断 | |
Literally: “someone would not stop, just like chicken poking”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gai1 doeng1 m4 tyun5
- Yale: gāi dēung m̀h tyúhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gai1 doeng1 m4 tyn5
- Guangdong Romanization: gei1 dêng1 m4 tün5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ tœːŋ⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tʰyːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit雞啄唔斷