崩口人忌崩口碗

Chinese

		collapse; fall into ruins	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	man; person; people	avoid as taboo; jealous	collapse; fall into ruins	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	bowl; cup
trad. (崩口人忌崩口碗)		崩	口	人	忌	崩	口	碗
simp. #(崩口人忌崩口碗)		崩	口	人	忌	崩	口	碗
Literally: “harelips avoid broken bowls”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bang¹ hau² jan⁴ gei⁶ bang¹ hau² wun²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bang¹ hau² jan⁴ gei⁶ bang¹ hau² wun²
    • Yale: bāng háu yàhn geih bāng háu wún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bang¹ hau² jan⁴ gei⁶ bang¹ hau² wun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: beng¹ heo² yen⁴ géi⁶ beng¹ heo² wun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ kei̯²² pɐŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ wuːn³⁵/

Proverb

崩口人忌崩口碗

1. (Cantonese) Do not mention something that someone might be sensitive about because people are always aware of their own defects.