田雞過河——各有各𨅝

Chinese

		field chicken; frog; the Chinese edible frog Hoplobatrachus chinensis, syn. Hoplobatrachus rugulosus	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	river		each; every	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	each; every	(Cantonese) to kick; to tread on; to depart
trad. (田雞過河——各有各𨅝/田鷄過河——各有各𨅝)		田雞/田鷄	過	河	——	各	有	各	𨅝
simp. (田鸡过河——各有各𨅝)		田鸡	过	河	——	各	有	各	𨅝
alternative forms		田雞過河——各有各撐／田鸡过河——各有各撑
Literally: “frogs cross the river —— each frog kicks its own legs to move forward”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin⁴ gai¹ gwo³ ho⁴, gok³ jau⁵ gok³ jaang³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin⁴ gai¹ gwo³ ho⁴, gok³ jau⁵ gok³ jaang³
    • Yale: tìhn gāi gwo hòh, gok yáuh gok yaang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin⁴ gai¹ gwo³ ho⁴, gok⁸ jau⁵ gok⁸ jaang³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin⁴ gei¹ guo³ ho⁴, gog³ yeo⁵ gog³ yang³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹ kɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ kɔːk̚³ jaːŋ³³/

Idiom

田雞過河——各有各𨅝

1. (Cantonese) each person goes their own way, caring only about themselves and not others