冇咁大個頭，唔好戴咁大頂帽

Chinese

		not have (dialectal)	(Cantonese) so	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	(a measure word); individual	head; (noun suffix)		don't; no good; not good	to put on; to respect; to bear to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)	(Cantonese) so	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	hat; cap
trad. (冇咁大個頭，唔好戴咁大頂帽)		冇	咁	大	個	頭	，	唔好	戴	咁	大	頂	帽
simp. (冇咁大个头，唔好戴咁大顶帽)		冇	咁	大	个	头	，	唔好	戴	咁	大	顶	帽
alternative forms		冇咁大個頭，就唔好戴咁大頂帽／冇咁大个头，就唔好戴咁大顶帽
Literally: “Don't wear such a big hat if you don't have such a big head”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ gam³ daai⁶ go³ tau⁴, m⁴ hou² daai³ gam³ daai⁶ deng² mou^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ gam³ daai⁶ go³ tau⁴, m⁴ hou² daai³ gam³ daai⁶ deng² mou^6-2
    • Yale: móuh gam daaih go tàuh, m̀h hóu daai gam daaih déng móu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ gam³ daai⁶ go³ tau⁴, m⁴ hou² daai³ gam³ daai⁶ deng² mou^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ gem³ dai⁶ go³ teo⁴, m⁴ hou² dai³ gem³ dai⁶ déng² mou^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ taːi̯²² kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ taːi̯³³ kɐm³³ taːi̯²² tɛːŋ³⁵ mou̯²²⁻³⁵/

Proverb

冇咁大個頭，唔好戴咁大頂帽

1. (Cantonese) if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 沒有金剛鑽，別攬瓷器活／没有金刚钻，别揽瓷器活 (méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqìhuó)