牙齒當金使
Chinese
[edit]| tooth | to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
metal; gold; money | to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger | ||
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| trad. (牙齒當金使) | 牙齒 | 當 | 金 | 使 | |
| simp. (牙齿当金使) | 牙齿 | 当 | 金 | 使 | |
| Literally: “to use teeth as gold”. | |||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaa4 ci2 dong3 gam1 sai2
- Yale: ngàh chí dong gām sái
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa4 tsi2 dong3 gam1 sai2
- Guangdong Romanization: nga4 qi2 dong3 gem1 sei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ tɔːŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]牙齒當金使
- (Cantonese) to be reliable; to be trustworthy; to keep one's word