插針都插唔入

Chinese

		insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	needle; pin; injection	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to enter
trad. (插針都插唔入)		插	針	都	插	唔	入
simp. (插针都插唔入)		插	针	都	插	唔	入
Literally: “can't even insert a needle [between people]”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caap³ zam¹ dou¹ caap³ m⁴ jap⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caap³ zam¹ dou¹ caap³ m⁴ jap⁶
    • Yale: chaap jām dōu chaap m̀h yahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaap⁸ dzam¹ dou¹ tsaap⁸ m⁴ jap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cab³ zem¹ dou¹ cab³ m⁴ yeb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ m̩²¹ jɐp̚²/

Idiom

插針都插唔入

1. (Cantonese) densely packed; extremely crowded; impenetrable

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 插針都插唔落／插针都插唔落
• 水洩不通／水泄不通 (shuǐxièbùtōng), 人山人海 (rénshānrénhǎi), 人滿為患／人满为患 (rénmǎnwéihuàn)