雞毛鴨血

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	duck	blood
trad. (雞毛鴨血/鷄毛鴨血)		雞/鷄	毛	鴨	血
simp. (鸡毛鸭血)		鸡	毛	鸭	血
Literally: “chicken feathers and duck blood”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ mou⁴ aap³ hyut³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ mou⁴ aap³ hyut³
    • Yale: gāi mòuh aap hyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ mou⁴ aap⁸ hyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ mou⁴ ab³ hüd³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ aːp̚³ hyːt̚³/

Idiom

雞毛鴨血

1. (Cantonese) in big trouble; a bad situation