有姿勢，冇實際

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	posture; how one carries oneself; bearing posture; how one carries oneself; bearing; pose		not have (dialectal)	actual; real; concrete actual; real; concrete; pragmatic; practical; realistic
trad. (有姿勢，冇實際)		有	姿勢	，	冇	實際
simp. (有姿势，冇实际)		有	姿势	，	冇	实际
Literally: “with pose, but without actual things”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ zi¹ sai³, mou⁵ sat⁶ zai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ zi¹ sai³, mou⁵ sat⁶ zai³
    • Yale: yáuh jī sai, móuh saht jai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ dzi¹ sai³, mou⁵ sat⁹ dzai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ ji¹ sei³, mou⁵ sed⁶ zei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ mou̯¹³ sɐt̚² t͡sɐi̯³³/

Idiom

有姿勢，冇實際

1. (Cantonese) all show and no go; to look impressive but lack actual quality