易過借火
Chinese
[edit]| easy | over; more ... than | to lend; to borrow | fire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (易過借火) | 易 | 過 | 借 | 火 | |
| simp. (易过借火) | 易 | 过 | 借 | 火 | |
| Literally: “easier than borrowing fire”. | |||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji6 gwo3 ze3 fo2
- Yale: yih gwo je fó
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji6 gwo3 dze3 fo2
- Guangdong Romanization: yi6 guo3 zé3 fo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²² kʷɔː³³ t͡sɛː³³ fɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]易過借火
- (Cantonese) too easy; piece of cake