佛都有火
Chinese
[edit]| Buddha; Buddhism | metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already |
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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| trad. (佛都有火) | 佛 | 都 | 有 | 火 | |
| simp. #(佛都有火) | 佛 | 都 | 有 | 火 | |
| Literally: “even the Buddha gets angry”. | |||||
Etymology
[edit]The Buddha is believed to be very kind. If there is something that can make him angry, it is extremely outrageous.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fat6 dou1 jau5 fo2
- Yale: faht dōu yáuh fó
- Cantonese Pinyin: fat9 dou1 jau5 fo2
- Guangdong Romanization: fed6 dou1 yeo5 fo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɐt̚² tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ fɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]佛都有火
- (Cantonese) Used to denote that someone or something is extremely outrageous.