劉備借荊州——一借冇回頭

Chinese

		Liu Bei	to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	Jingzhou		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	not have (dialectal)	to turn round; to turn one's head back; to repent
trad. (劉備借荊州——一借冇回頭)		劉備	借	荊州	——	一	借	冇	回頭
simp. (刘备借荆州——一借冇回头)		刘备	借	荆州	——	一	借	冇	回头

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ bei^6-2 ze³ ging¹ zau¹, jat¹ ze³ mou⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ bei^6-2 ze³ ging¹ zau¹, jat¹ ze³ mou⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴
    • Yale: làuh béi je gīng jāu, yāt je móuh wùih tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ bei^6-2 dze³ ging¹ dzau¹, jat⁷ dze³ mou⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ béi^6-2 zé³ ging¹ zeo¹, yed¹ zé³ mou⁵ wui⁴ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ pei̯²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɛː³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɛː³³ mou̯¹³ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

劉備借荊州——一借冇回頭

1. (Cantonese) something borrowed will not be returned

Synonyms

• 劉備借荊州——有借無還／刘备借荆州——有借无还 (Liú Bèi jiè Jīngzhōu, yǒu jiè wú huán)