眼闊肚窄

Chinese

		eye	rich; wide; broad	belly; tripe	narrow
trad. (眼闊肚窄)		眼	闊	肚	窄
simp. (眼阔肚窄)		眼	阔	肚	窄
Literally: “The eyes are wide, but the belly is narrow”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ fut³ tou⁵ zaak³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaan⁵ fut³ tou⁵ zaak³
    • Yale: ngáahn fut tóuh jaak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ fut⁸ tou⁵ dzaak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ fud³ tou⁵ zag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ fuːt̚³ tʰou̯¹³ t͡saːk̚³/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 眼闊肚窄

1. (Cantonese) bite off more than one can chew