冇咁大個頭,唔好戴咁大頂帽
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[edit]not have (dialectal) | (Cantonese) so | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
(a measure word); individual | head; (noun suffix) | don't; no good; not good | to put on; to respect; to bear to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves) |
(Cantonese) so | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat") |
hat; cap | |||
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trad. (冇咁大個頭,唔好戴咁大頂帽) | 冇 | 咁 | 大 | 個 | 頭 | , | 唔好 | 戴 | 咁 | 大 | 頂 | 帽 | |
simp. (冇咁大个头,唔好戴咁大顶帽) | 冇 | 咁 | 大 | 个 | 头 | , | 唔好 | 戴 | 咁 | 大 | 顶 | 帽 | |
alternative forms | 冇咁大個頭,就唔好戴咁大頂帽/冇咁大个头,就唔好戴咁大顶帽 | ||||||||||||
Literally: “Don't wear such a big hat if you don't have such a big head”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou5 gam3 daai6 go3 tau4, m4 hou2 daai3 gam3 daai6 deng2 mou6-2
- Yale: móuh gam daaih go tàuh, m̀h hóu daai gam daaih déng móu
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 gam3 daai6 go3 tau4, m4 hou2 daai3 gam3 daai6 deng2 mou6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 gem3 dai6 go3 teo4, m4 hou2 dai3 gem3 dai6 déng2 mou6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ taːi̯²² kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ taːi̯³³ kɐm³³ taːi̯²² tɛːŋ³⁵ mou̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]冇咁大個頭,唔好戴咁大頂帽
Synonyms
[edit]- (Mandarin) 沒有金剛鑽,別攬瓷器活/没有金刚钻,别揽瓷器活 (méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqìhuó)
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