死雞撐飯蓋

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	fowl; chicken	support; prop-up; to pole a boat support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill	food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (死雞撐飯蓋/死雞撑飯蓋)		死	雞	撐/撑	飯	蓋
simp. (死鸡撑饭盖)		死	鸡	撑	饭	盖
Literally: “a dead chicken props up the lid of a rice pot”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² gai¹ caang³ faan⁶ goi³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei² gai¹ caang³ faan⁶ goi³
    • Yale: séi gāi chaang faahn goi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei² gai¹ tsaang³ faan⁶ goi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi² gei¹ cang³ fan⁶ goi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ³³ faːn²² kɔːi̯³³/

Idiom

死雞撐飯蓋

1. (Cantonese) to refuse to admit fault or error by defending oneself even when the truth is obvious