十個煲七個蓋

Chinese

		ten	(a measure word); individual	pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat	seven	(a measure word); individual	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (十個煲七個蓋)		十	個	煲	七	個	蓋
simp. (十个煲七个盖)		十	个	煲	七	个	盖
Literally: “ten pots and seven lids”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ go³ bou¹ cat¹ go³ goi³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ go³ bou¹ cat¹ go³ goi³
    • Yale: sahp go bōu chāt go goi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ go³ bou¹ tsat⁷ go³ goi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ go³ bou¹ ced¹ go³ goi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² kɔː³³ pou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ kɔːi̯³³/

Idiom

十個煲七個蓋

1. (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋／十个煲九个盖
   • 2016 February 28, “十個煲僅七個蓋 私院挖角雪上霜”, in 東方日報 [Oriental Daily]‎^[1]:

     係人都知，公立醫院前線人手長期不足，十個煲七個蓋，本來已經捉襟見肘，加上近期私營醫院不斷以高薪挖角，吸引唔少人跳槽，更係雪上加霜。

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