批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐

Chinese

		to cut; to peel	(a measure word); individual	head	to come down; to come south	for	you	to treat as	bench; stool	to sit
trad. (批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐/批個頭落嚟畀你當櫈坐)		批	個	頭	落嚟	畀	你	當	凳/櫈	坐
simp. (批个头落嚟畀你当凳坐)		批	个	头	落嚟	畀	你	当	凳	坐
alternative forms		批個頭落嚟俾你當凳坐／批个头落嚟俾你当凳坐
Literally: “(I'll) chop my head off and let you sit on it as a chair”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵, pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵, pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵, pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵, pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵, pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵, pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵
    • Yale: pāi go tàuh lohk lèih béi néih dong dang chóh, pāi go tàuh lohk làih béi néih dong dang chóh, pāi go táu lohk lèih béi néih dong dang chóh, pāi go táu lohk làih béi néih dong dang chóh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁹ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵, pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁹ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵, pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁹ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵, pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁹ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: pei¹ go³ teo⁴ log⁶ léi⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵, pei¹ go³ teo⁴ log⁶ lei⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵, pei¹ go³ teo^4-2 log⁶ léi⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵, pei¹ go³ teo^4-2 log⁶ lei⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/, /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɔːk̚² lɐi̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/, /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/, /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² lɐi̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/

Idiom

批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐

1. (Cantonese) to eat one's hat

   如果中國隊今次入到世界盃決賽週，我批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   如果中国队今次入到世界杯决赛周，我批个头落嚟畀你当凳坐！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   jyu⁴ gwo² zung¹ gwok³ deoi^6-2 gam¹ ci³ jap⁶ dou^3-2 sai³ gaai³ bui¹ kyut³ coi³ zau¹, ngo⁵ pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵! [Jyutping]

   If the Chinese team can make it to the World Cup finals this time, I'll eat my hat!

Synonyms

• 批個頭畀你當凳坐／批个头畀你当凳坐