一匹布咁長
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[edit]one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
(measure word for horses, mules, a bolt of cloth); ordinary person; mate (measure word for horses, mules, a bolt of cloth); ordinary person; mate; one of a pair |
to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth |
(Cantonese) so | long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
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| trad. (一匹布咁長) | 一 | 匹 | 布 | 咁 | 長 | |
| simp. (一匹布咁长) | 一 | 匹 | 布 | 咁 | 长 | |
| Literally: “as long as a bolt of cloth”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4
- Yale: yāt pāt bou gam chèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 pat7 bou3 gam3 tsoeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 ped1 bou3 gem3 cêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐt̚⁵ pou̯³³ kɐm³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
[edit]一匹布咁長
- (Cantonese, simile, of stories, anecdotes) very long and complicated