天跌落嚟當被冚

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	to drop; to fall; to tumble	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	(Cantonese) to come	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear
trad. (天跌落嚟當被冚)		天	跌	落	嚟	當	被	冚
simp. (天跌落嚟当被冚)		天	跌	落	嚟	当	被	冚
alternative forms		天跌落來當被冚／天跌落来当被冚
Literally: “If the sky collapses, use it as a blanket”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ dit³ lok⁶ lei⁴ dong³ pei⁵ kam²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ dit³ lok⁶ lei⁴ dong³ pei⁵ kam²
    • Yale: tīn dit lohk lèih dong péih kám
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ dit⁸ lok⁹ lei⁴ dong³ pei⁵ kam²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ did³ log⁶ léi⁴ dong³ péi⁵ kem²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ tiːt̚³ lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³ pʰei̯¹³ kʰɐm³⁵/

Proverb

天跌落嚟當被冚

1. (Cantonese) to be optimistic no matter the circumstances