鐵拐李踢足球——一腳踢
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Chinese
[edit]Li Tieguai | kick; play (football or soccer) | one leg kicks all; to do something entirely by oneself; to be in a one-man band | ||||
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trad. (鐵拐李踢足球——一腳踢) | 鐵拐李 | 踢 | 足球 | —— | 一腳踢 | |
simp. (铁拐李踢足球——一脚踢) | 铁拐李 | 踢 | 足球 | —— | 一脚踢 | |
Literally: “Tieguai Li plays football - kicks only with one leg”. |
Etymology
[edit]Tieguai Li is a deity in Chinese legend who had a lame leg and walked with an iron walking stick. If he plays football, he could only kick with one leg.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tit3 gwaai2 lei5 tek3 zuk1 kau4, jat1 goek3 tek3
- Yale: tit gwáai léih tek jūk kàuh, yāt geuk tek
- Cantonese Pinyin: tit8 gwaai2 lei5 tek8 dzuk7 kau4, jat7 goek8 tek8
- Guangdong Romanization: tid3 guai2 léi5 tég3 zug1 keo4, yed1 gêg3 tég3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːt̚³ kʷaːi̯³⁵ lei̯¹³ tʰɛːk̚³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ kœːk̚³ tʰɛːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]鐵拐李踢足球——一腳踢
- (Cantonese) to do something entirely by oneself (when it can be done by more people); to be in a one-man band
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