潮州佬煲粥——呢鑊杰

Chinese

		Chaozhou, Teochew	man; guy	to make congee		this	wok	viscous
trad. (潮州佬煲粥——呢鑊杰)		潮州	佬	煲粥	——	呢	鑊	杰
simp. (潮州佬煲粥——呢镬杰)		潮州	佬	煲粥	——	呢	镬	杰
Literally: “Teochew guy makes congee – it's a wok with viscous [congee]”.

Etymology

Pun on the words 鑊／镬 (wok⁶, “wok; trouble, problem”) and 杰 (git⁶, “viscous; serious”). Teochew-style congee is more viscous than Canton-style congee.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu⁴ zau¹ lou² bou¹ zuk¹, ni¹ wok⁶ git⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu⁴ zau¹ lou² bou¹ zuk¹, ni¹ wok⁶ git⁶
    • Yale: chìuh jāu lóu bōu jūk, nī wohk giht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴ dzau¹ lou² bou¹ dzuk⁷, ni¹ wok⁹ git⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴ zeo¹ lou² bou¹ zug¹, ni¹ wog⁶ gid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵ pou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ niː⁵⁵ wɔːk̚² kiːt̚²/

Idiom

潮州佬煲粥——呢鑊杰

1. (Cantonese) It's a tricky situation.