堅過石堅
Chinese
[edit]strong; solid; firm strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute |
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
Shih Kien | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (堅過石堅) | 堅 | 過 | 石堅 | |
| simp. (坚过石坚) | 坚 | 过 | 石坚 | |
Etymology
[edit]Reinterpretation of Hong Kong actor Shih Kien's name (literally "as hard as stone"). 堅 / 坚 (gin1) can mean both “hard” and “true” in Cantonese.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gin1 gwo3 sek6 gin1
- Yale: gīn gwo sehk gīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gin1 gwo3 sek9 gin1
- Guangdong Romanization: gin1 guo3 ség6 gin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɛːk̚² kiːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]堅過石堅
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) definitely true