馬死落地行

Chinese

		horse; surname	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	to fall to the ground; to land	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (馬死落地行)		馬	死	落地	行
simp. (马死落地行)		马	死	落地	行
Literally: “If the horse dies, get off and (continue to) walk (on your own)”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ sei² lok⁶ dei⁶ haang⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ sei² lok⁶ dei⁶ haang⁴
    • Yale: máh séi lohk deih hàahng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ sei² lok⁹ dei⁶ haang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ séi² log⁶ déi⁶ hang⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ sei̯³⁵ lɔːk̚² tei̯²² haːŋ²¹/

Idiom

馬死落地行

1. (Cantonese) to have lost one's advantages and is forced to get through an adverse situation with difficulty