三九唔識七

Chinese

		three	nine	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge	seven
trad. (三九唔識七)		三	九	唔	識	七
simp. (三九唔识七)		三	九	唔	识	七

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gau² m⁴ sik¹ cat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gau² m⁴ sik¹ cat¹
    • Yale: sāam gáu m̀h sīk chāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gau² m⁴ sik⁷ tsat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ geo² m⁴ xig¹ ced¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

三九唔識七

1. (Cantonese) Synonym of 三唔識七 / 三唔识七 (“to be complete strangers”)
   • 2024, “单身很难（上）”, in 外来媳妇本地郎‎^[1], spoken by 苏妙婵 (虎艳芬):

     有冇搞错啊，三九唔识七、九唔搭八，捞埋一齐食饭呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
     有冇搞錯啊，三九唔識七、九唔搭八，撈埋一齊食飯呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]

     jau⁵ mou⁵ gaau² co³ aa³, saam¹ gau² m⁴ sik¹ cat¹, gau² m⁴ daap³ baat³, lou¹ maai⁴ jat¹ cai⁴ sik⁶ faan⁶ aa⁴? [Jyutping]

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