十個煲七個蓋
Chinese
[edit]| ten | (a measure word); individual | pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat | seven | (a measure word); individual | cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build | ||
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| trad. (十個煲七個蓋) | 十 | 個 | 煲 | 七 | 個 | 蓋 | |
| simp. (十个煲七个盖) | 十 | 个 | 煲 | 七 | 个 | 盖 | |
| Literally: “ten pots and seven lids”. | |||||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 go3 bou1 cat1 go3 goi3
- Yale: sahp go bōu chāt go goi
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 go3 bou1 tsat7 go3 goi3
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 go3 bou1 ced1 go3 goi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² kɔː³³ pou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ kɔːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]十個煲七個蓋
- (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋／十个煲九个盖
- 2016 February 28, “十個煲僅七個蓋 私院挖角雪上霜”, in 東方日報 [Oriental Daily][1]:
- 係人都知，公立醫院前線人手長期不足，十個煲七個蓋，本來已經捉襟見肘，加上近期私營醫院不斷以高薪挖角，吸引唔少人跳槽，更係雪上加霜。
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