有瓦遮頭
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
tile | cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide; to conceal |
head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (有瓦遮頭) | 有 | 瓦 | 遮 | 頭 | |
simp. (有瓦遮头) | 有 | 瓦 | 遮 | 头 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau5 ngaa5 ze1 tau4
- Yale: yáuh ngáh jē tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau5 ngaa5 dze1 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo5 nga5 zé1 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯¹³ ŋaː¹³ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]有瓦遮頭 (Cantonese)
- (literally) to have a roof; to be roofed
- (figuratively) to have a roof over one's head; to have a place to live