揸住雞毛當令箭

Chinese

			to live; to dwell; to reside to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop	chicken feather	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	arrow-shaped token of authority; instructions from one's superiors
trad. (揸住雞毛當令箭/揸住鷄毛當令箭)		揸	住	雞毛/鷄毛	當	令箭
simp. (揸住鸡毛当令箭)		揸	住	鸡毛	当	令箭

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaa¹ zyu⁶ gai¹ mou⁴ dong³ ling⁶ zin³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaa¹ zyu⁶ gai¹ mou⁴ dong³ ling⁶ zin³
    • Yale: jā jyuh gāi mòuh dong lihng jin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaa¹ dzy⁶ gai¹ mou⁴ dong³ ling⁶ dzin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: za¹ ju⁶ gei¹ mou⁴ dong³ ling⁶ jin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saː⁵⁵ t͡syː²² kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³ lɪŋ²² t͡siːn³³/

Idiom

揸住雞毛當令箭

1. (Cantonese) to treat one's superior's casual remarks as an order and to make a big fuss about it

Synonyms

• 拿雞毛當令箭／拿鸡毛当令箭 (ná jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn)