水蛇春咁長
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Chinese
[edit]water snake; snake | egg; roe | (Cantonese) so | long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
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trad. (水蛇春咁長) | 水蛇 | 春 | 咁 | 長 | |
simp. (水蛇春咁长) | 水蛇 | 春 | 咁 | 长 | |
Literally: “as long as a chain of water snake eggs”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 se4 ceon1 gam3 coeng4
- Yale: séui sèh chēun gam chèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 se4 tsoen1 gam3 tsoeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 sé4 cên1 gem3 cêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ sɛː²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ kɐm³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
[edit]水蛇春咁長