吊頸都要敨下氣

Chinese

		to hang oneself	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (吊頸都要敨下氣)		吊頸	都	要	敨	下	氣
simp. (吊颈都要敨下气)		吊颈	都	要	敨	下	气
alternative forms		吊頸都要唞下氣／吊颈都要唞下气 吊頸都要抖下氣／吊颈都要抖下气
Literally: “Some breath is needed even when one is hanging oneself”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu³ geng² dou¹ jiu³ tau² haa⁵ hei³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu³ geng² dou¹ jiu³ tau² haa⁵ hei³
    • Yale: diu géng dōu yiu táu háh hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu³ geng² dou¹ jiu³ tau² haa⁵ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu³ géng² dou¹ yiu³ teo² ha⁵ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³³ kɛːŋ³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³ tʰɐu̯³⁵ haː¹³ hei̯³³/

Idiom

吊頸都要敨下氣

1. (Cantonese) Some break is needed after hard work.