黑狗偷食，白狗當災

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	dog	to steal; to pilfer	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	dog	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	disaster; calamity
trad. (黑狗偷食，白狗當災)		黑	狗	偷	食	，	白	狗	當	災
simp. (黑狗偷食，白狗当灾)		黑	狗	偷	食	，	白	狗	当	灾

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ gau² tau¹ sik⁶, baak⁶ gau² dong¹ zoi¹, haak¹ gau² tau¹ sik⁶, baak⁶ gau² dong¹ zoi¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ gau² tau¹ sik⁶, baak⁶ gau² dong¹ zoi¹, haak¹ gau² tau¹ sik⁶, baak⁶ gau² dong¹ zoi¹
    • Yale: hāk gáu tāu sihk, baahk gáu dōng jōi, hāak gáu tāu sihk, baahk gáu dōng jōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ gau² tau¹ sik⁹, baak⁹ gau² dong¹ dzoi¹, haak⁷ gau² tau¹ sik⁹, baak⁹ gau² dong¹ dzoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ geo² teo¹ xig⁶, bag⁶ geo² dong¹ zoi¹, hag¹ geo² teo¹ xig⁶, bag⁶ geo² dong¹ zoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚² paːk̚² kɐu̯³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ haːk̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚² paːk̚² kɐu̯³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

黑狗偷食，白狗當災

1. (Cantonese) someone benefits from their misdeeds, while someone else is punished or suffers consequences on behalf of the wrongdoer

Synonyms

• 黑狗得食，白狗當災／黑狗得食，白狗当灾