三六滾一滾，神仙都企唔穩

Chinese

		three sixes; eighteen; dog meat	to boil; to roll	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to boil; to roll		immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being immortals; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	plan a project; stand on tiptoe	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	settled; steady; stable
trad. (三六滾一滾，神仙都企唔穩)		三六	滾	一	滾	，	神仙	都	企	唔	穩
simp. (三六滚一滚，神仙都企唔稳)		三六	滚	一	滚	，	神仙	都	企	唔	稳
alternative forms		三六滾一滾，神仙企唔穩／三六滚一滚，神仙企唔稳
Literally: “When dog meat is boiled, even celestial beings cannot stand steadily.”

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ luk⁶ gwan² jat¹ gwan², san⁴ sin¹ dou¹ kei⁵ m⁴ wan²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ luk⁶ gwan² jat¹ gwan², san⁴ sin¹ dou¹ kei⁵ m⁴ wan²
    • Yale: sāam luhk gwán yāt gwán, sàhn sīn dōu kéih m̀h wán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ luk⁹ gwan² jat⁷ gwan², san⁴ sin¹ dou¹ kei⁵ m⁴ wan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ lug⁶ guen² yed¹ guen², sen⁴ xin¹ dou¹ kéi⁵ m⁴ wen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚² kʷɐn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn³⁵ sɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯¹³ m̩²¹ wɐn³⁵/

Idiom

三六滾一滾，神仙都企唔穩

1. (Cantonese) An idiom describing how fragrant cooked dog meat is