煮到埋嚟就食

Chinese

		to cook; to boil	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	to blame; bury	(Cantonese) to come	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed
trad. (煮到埋嚟就食)		煮	到	埋	嚟	就	食
simp. #(煮到埋嚟就食)		煮	到	埋	嚟	就	食
Literally: “to eat when [food] is cooked and served”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² dou³ maai⁴ lei⁴ zau⁶ sik⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² dou³ maai⁴ lei⁴ zau⁶ sik⁶
    • Yale: jyú dou màaih lèih jauh sihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² dou³ maai⁴ lei⁴ dzau⁶ sik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² dou³ mai⁴ léi⁴ zeo⁶ xig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ tou̯³³ maːi̯²¹ lei̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯²² sɪk̚²/

Idiom

煮到埋嚟就食

1. (Cantonese) to accept whatever is available