大菌食細菌，細菌當補品

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	bacteria; mould; mushroom bacteria; mould; mushroom; germ	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	bacterium; germ		bacterium; germ	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	tonic
trad. (大菌食細菌，細菌當補品)		大	菌	食	細菌	，	細菌	當	補品
simp. (大菌食细菌，细菌当补品)		大	菌	食	细菌	，	细菌	当	补品
Literally: “big bacteria eats small bacteria—small bacteria is a tonic”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ kwan² sik⁶ sai³ kwan², sai³ kwan² dong¹ bou² ban²

---

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ kwan² sik⁶ sai³ kwan², sai³ kwan² dong¹ bou² ban²
    • Yale: daaih kwán sihk sai kwán, sai kwán dōng bóu bán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ kwan² sik⁹ sai³ kwan², sai³ kwan² dong¹ bou² ban²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ kuen² xig⁶ sei³ kuen², sei³ kuen² dong¹ bou² ben²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kʷʰɐn³⁵ sɪk̚² sɐi̯³³ kʷʰɐn³⁵ sɐi̯³³ kʷʰɐn³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵ pɐn³⁵/

Idiom

大菌食細菌，細菌當補品

1. (Cantonese) an excuse for consuming unsanitary food or drinks