偷雞唔到蝕揸米

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	fowl; chicken	to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at	eat up slowly; eclipse		rice; metre
trad. (偷雞唔到蝕揸米/偷鷄唔到蝕揸米)		偷	雞/鷄	唔到	蝕	揸	米
simp. (偷鸡唔到蚀揸米)		偷	鸡	唔到	蚀	揸	米
alternative forms		偷雞唔到蝕拃米／偷鷄唔到蝕拃米／偷鸡唔到蚀拃米 偷雞唔到蝕渣米／偷鷄唔到蝕渣米／偷鸡唔到蚀渣米 偷雞唔到折揸米／偷鷄唔到折揸米／偷鸡唔到折揸米

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ gai¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 sit⁶ zaa¹ mai⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau¹ gai¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 sit⁶ zaa¹ mai⁵
    • Yale: tāu gāi m̀h dóu siht jā máih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ gai¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 sit⁹ dzaa¹ mai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ gei¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 xid⁶ za¹ mei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tou̯³³⁻³⁵ siːt̚² t͡saː⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

Idiom

偷雞唔到蝕揸米

1. (Cantonese) to try to gain an advantage, only to end up worse off and suffer losses

Synonyms

• 偷雞不成蝕把米／偷鸡不成蚀把米 (tōu jī bùchéng shí bǎ mǐ)
• 偷雞不著蝕把米／偷鸡不着蚀把米 (tōu jī bùzháo shí bǎ mǐ)