等到頸都長埋

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class; rank; grade
class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on
 
to (a place); until (a time); up to
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
 
neck
metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
to blame; bury
trad. (等到頸都長埋)
simp. (等到颈都长埋)
Literally: “to wait so long that even one's neck has elongated”.

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等到頸都長埋

  1. (Cantonese, idiomatic) to wait for a very long time