神檯貓屎——神憎鬼厭

Chinese

		altar; pedestal; high position	cat	stool; faeces		detested by gods and loathed by ghosts; to be extremely detestable; to be extremely irritating
trad. (神檯貓屎——神憎鬼厭/神枱貓屎——神憎鬼厭)		神檯/神枱	貓	屎	——	神憎鬼厭
simp. (神台猫屎——神憎鬼厌)		神台	猫	屎	——	神憎鬼厌
alternative forms		神臺貓屎——神憎鬼厭／神台猫屎——神憎鬼厌 神台貓屎——神憎鬼厭／神台猫屎——神憎鬼厌
Literally: “cat poo on an altar - the God hates, it, the ghosts hate it too”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ toi⁴ maau¹ si², san⁴ zang¹ gwai² jim³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ toi⁴ maau¹ si², san⁴ zang¹ gwai² jim³
    • Yale: sàhn tòih māau sí, sàhn jāng gwái yim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ toi⁴ maau¹ si², san⁴ dzang¹ gwai² jim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ toi⁴ mao¹ xi², sen⁴ zeng¹ guei² yim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ maːu̯⁵⁵ siː³⁵ sɐn²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ jiːm³³/

Idiom

神檯貓屎——神憎鬼厭

1. (Cantonese) extremely detestable; extremely irritating