風水佬呃你十年八年

Chinese

		fengshui master; geomancer	to deceive; to fool	you	ten	year	eight	year
trad. (風水佬呃你十年八年)		風水佬	呃	你	十	年	八	年
simp. (风水佬呃你十年八年)		风水佬	呃	你	十	年	八	年

Etymology

Because it takes quite a long time for the supposed effects in fengshui to become apparent, it is said that a fengshui master can fool or scam his or her clients for many years before they realize it.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ seoi² lou² ngaak¹ nei⁵ sap⁶ nin⁴ baat³ nin⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fung¹ seoi² lou² ngaak¹ nei⁵ sap⁶ nin⁴ baat³ nin⁴
    • Yale: fūng séui lóu ngāak néih sahp nìhn baat nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ soey² lou² ngaak⁷ nei⁵ sap⁹ nin⁴ baat⁸ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ sêu² lou² ngag¹ néi⁵ seb⁶ nin⁴ bad³ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵ ŋaːk̚⁵ nei̯¹³ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ paːt̚³ niːn²¹/

Proverb

風水佬呃你十年八年 (Cantonese)

1. A fengshui master can fool or scam you for many years (e.g. around ten years)

Phrase

風水佬呃你十年八年 (Cantonese)

1. Used to express that one is telling the truth