到喉唔到肺

Chinese

		to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	throat; larynx	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	lung
trad. (到喉唔到肺)		到	喉	唔	到	肺
simp. #(到喉唔到肺)		到	喉	唔	到	肺
Literally: “enters the throat, but not the lungs”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ hau⁴ m⁴ dou³ fai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou³ hau⁴ m⁴ dou³ fai³
    • Yale: dou hàuh m̀h dou fai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ hau⁴ m⁴ dou³ fai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou³ heo⁴ m⁴ dou³ fei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ hɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ tou̯³³ fɐi̯³³/

Phrase

到喉唔到肺

1. (Cantonese) inadequate