一鑊粥

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	boiler or cauldron	congee; gruel; porridge
trad. (一鑊粥)		一	鑊	粥
simp. (一镬粥)		一	镬	粥
Literally: “a wok of porridge”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ wok⁶ zuk¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ wok⁶ zuk¹
    • Yale: yāt wohk jūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ wok⁹ dzuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ wog⁶ zug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ wɔːk̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Noun

一鑊粥

1. (Cantonese, figurative) a big trouble; a complete mess

Synonyms

• 一鍋粥 / 一锅粥 (yīguōzhōu)
• (Cantonese) 一鑊泡 / 一镬泡 (jat¹ wok⁶ pou⁵)