蘇州過後冇艇搭

Chinese

		Suzhou	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-	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	not have (dialectal)	small boat	build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passage
trad. (蘇州過後冇艇搭)		蘇州	過	後	冇	艇	搭
simp. (苏州过后冇艇搭)		苏州	过	后	冇	艇	搭
alternative forms		蘇州過後無艇搭／苏州过后无艇搭
Literally: “after passing Suzhou, cannot travel by boat”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ zau¹ gwo³ hau⁶ mou⁵ teng⁵ daap³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou¹ zau¹ gwo³ hau⁶ mou⁵ teng⁵ daap³
    • Yale: sōu jāu gwo hauh móuh téhng daap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ dzau¹ gwo³ hau⁶ mou⁵ teng⁵ daap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ zeo¹ guo³ heo⁶ mou⁵ téng⁵ dab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɐu̯²² mou̯¹³ tʰɛːŋ¹³ taːp̚³/

Idiom

蘇州過後冇艇搭

1. (Cantonese) there is no second chance after missing this opportunity