火燒棺材——大嘆
Chinese
[edit]fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
to burn; to cook; to stew to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever |
coffin; 8 circle | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to sigh; (Cantonese) to enjoy | |||
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| trad. (火燒棺材——大嘆/火燒棺材——大歎) | 火 | 燒 | 棺材 | —— | 大 | 嘆/歎 | |
| simp. (火烧棺材——大叹) | 火 | 烧 | 棺材 | —— | 大 | 叹 | |
| Literally: “when fire burns a coffin - a big piece of charcoal (enjoy life greatly)”. | |||||||
Etymology
[edit]A coffin after being burnt is a big piece of charcoal (大炭 (daai6 taan3)), which is homophonic pun on 大嘆 / 大叹.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fo2 siu1 gun1 coi4, daai6 taan3
- Yale: fó sīu gūn chòih, daaih taan
- Cantonese Pinyin: fo2 siu1 gun1 tsoi4, daai6 taan3
- Guangdong Romanization: fo2 xiu1 gun1 coi4, dai6 tan3
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔː³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ taːi̯²² tʰaːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]火燒棺材——大嘆