擔屎唔偷食
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole; burden; load; responsibility; picul (133.33 lbs.) |
stool; faeces | hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to steal and eat the food | ||
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trad. (擔屎唔偷食) | 擔 | 屎 | 唔 | 偷食 | |
simp. (担屎唔偷食) | 担 | 屎 | 唔 | 偷食 |
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daam1 si2 m4 tau1 sik6
- Yale: dāam sí m̀h tāu sihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: daam1 si2 m4 tau1 sik9
- Guangdong Romanization: dam1 xi2 m4 teo1 xig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːm⁵⁵ siː³⁵ m̩²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]擔屎唔偷食
- (Cantonese) to be completely honest and trustworthy
See also
[edit]- (Min Nan) 擔屎𣍐偷食——假古意 / 担屎𫧃偷食——假古意