做到隻積噉

Chinese

		to do; to make; to produce	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	measure word	jack (device; loanword)	(Cantonese) this; in such way
trad. (做到隻積噉)		做	到	隻	積	噉
simp. (做到只积噉)		做	到	只	积	噉
alternative forms		做到隻積咁／做到只积咁 做到隻積／做到只积 做到隻積咁嘅樣／做到只积咁嘅样

Etymology

Popularized through the theme song of the movie The Private Eyes (半斤八兩) by Sam Hui.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ dou³ zek³ zik¹ gam²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou⁶ dou³ zek³ zik¹ gam²
    • Yale: jouh dou jek jīk gám
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ dou³ dzek⁸ dzik⁷ gam²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ dou³ zég³ jig¹ gem²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² tou̯³³ t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ kɐm³⁵/

Phrase

做到隻積噉

1. (Cantonese) to work like a dog