魚唔過塘唔肥

Chinese

		fish	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	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-	pond	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	fat; fertile; loose-fitting
trad. (魚唔過塘唔肥)		魚	唔	過	塘	唔	肥
simp. (鱼唔过塘唔肥)		鱼	唔	过	塘	唔	肥
Literally: “a fish will not grow fatter if it is not moved to another pond”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu^4-2 m⁴ gwo³ tong⁴ m⁴ fei⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu^4-2 m⁴ gwo³ tong⁴ m⁴ fei⁴
    • Yale: yú m̀h gwo tòhng m̀h fèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy^4-2 m⁴ gwo³ tong⁴ m⁴ fei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu^4-2 m⁴ guo³ tong⁴ m⁴ féi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹⁻³⁵ m̩²¹ kʷɔː³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ m̩²¹ fei̯²¹/

Proverb

魚唔過塘唔肥

1. (Cantonese) Having a new job may bring more benefits (e.g. salary) than staying at the same employer.