賣魚佬沖涼——冇嗮聲氣

Chinese

		fishmonger	to have a cold shower; to take a shower; to take a bath		not have (dialectal)		voice and breath; common interests between friends
trad. (賣魚佬沖涼——冇嗮聲氣)		賣魚佬	沖涼	——	冇	嗮	聲氣
simp. (卖鱼佬冲凉——冇嗮声气)		卖鱼佬	冲凉	——	冇	嗮	声气
Literally: “A fishmonger takes a shower/bath — no fishy smell (news)”.

Etymology

腥氣／腥气 (seng¹ hei³, “fishy smell”) is a homophonic pun of 聲氣／声气 (seng¹ hei³, “news”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ jyu⁴ lou² cung¹ loeng⁴, mou⁵ saai³ seng¹ hei³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maai⁶ jyu⁴ lou² cung¹ loeng⁴, mou⁵ saai³ seng¹ hei³
    • Yale: maaih yùh lóu chūng lèuhng, móuh saai sēng hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ jy⁴ lou² tsung¹ loeng⁴, mou⁵ saai³ seng¹ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mai⁶ yu⁴ lou² cung¹ lêng⁴, mou⁵ sai³ séng¹ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːi̯²² jyː²¹ lou̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹ mou̯¹³ saːi̯³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/

Idiom

賣魚佬沖涼——冇嗮聲氣

1. (Cantonese) no further news; no later development

Synonyms

• 賣魚佬洗身——冇嗮聲氣／卖鱼佬洗身——冇嗮声气