十個煲一個蓋

Chinese

		ten	(a measure word); individual	pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word); individual	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (十個煲一個蓋)		十	個	煲	一	個	蓋
simp. (十个煲一个盖)		十	个	煲	一	个	盖
Literally: “ten pots and one lid”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ go³ bou¹ jat¹ go³ goi³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ go³ bou¹ jat¹ go³ goi³
    • Yale: sahp go bōu yāt go goi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ go³ bou¹ jat⁷ go³ goi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ go³ bou¹ yed¹ go³ goi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² kɔː³³ pou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ kɔːi̯³³/

Idiom

十個煲一個蓋

1. (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋 / 十个煲九个盖
   • 2010 May 14, “牌照組欠人手「十煲一蓋」”, in 太陽報‎^[1]:

     消防處昨日被申訴專員公署猛烈炮轟巡查工作緩慢，有資深消防人員指，負責審批牌照的部門人手「十個煲、一個蓋」，根本無法應付龐大的巡查工作，更荒謬的是，當消防處向持牌人發出要求改善通知書，持牌人若不理會，消防處便不了了之。

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