做慣乞兒懶做官

Chinese

			accustomed to; used to	beggar; miser; stingy person	lazy	to do; to make; to produce	official; government; organ of body
trad. (做慣乞兒懶做官)		做	慣	乞兒	懶	做	官
simp. (做惯乞儿懒做官)		做	惯	乞儿	懒	做	官
Literally: “when one is used to being a beggar, one would not feel like being an official”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ gwaan³ hat¹ ji^4-1 laan⁵ zou⁶ gun¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou⁶ gwaan³ hat¹ ji^4-1 laan⁵ zou⁶ gun¹
    • Yale: jouh gwaan hāt yī láahn jouh gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ gwaan³ hat⁷ ji^4-1 laan⁵ dzou⁶ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ guan³ hed¹ yi^4-1 lan⁵ zou⁶ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² kʷaːn³³ hɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵ laːn¹³ t͡sou̯²² kuːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

做慣乞兒懶做官

1. (Cantonese) When one is used to a free but poor life, one would not like a rich life without freedom.