藤條炆豬肉

Chinese

		rattan	to simmer; to cook over a slow fire	pork
trad. (藤條炆豬肉)		藤條	炆	豬肉
simp. (藤条炆猪肉)		藤条	炆	猪肉
alternative forms		藤條燜豬肉／藤条焖猪肉
Literally: “pork braised with rattan”.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “pun of 豚 and 臀?”)[1]

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tang⁴ tiu^4-2 man¹ zyu¹ juk⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tang⁴ tiu^4-2 man¹ zyu¹ juk⁶
    • Yale: tàhng tíu mān jyū yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tang⁴ tiu^4-2 man¹ dzy¹ juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: teng⁴ tiu^4-2 men¹ ju¹ yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐŋ²¹ tʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵ mɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

Idiom

藤條炆豬肉

1. (Cantonese) caning, especially as corporal punishment for children

   你再曳曳，今晚就食藤條炆豬肉㗎啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你再曳曳，今晚就食藤条炆猪肉㗎啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ zoi³ jai^5-1 jai^5-1, gam¹ maan⁵ zau⁶ sik⁶ tang⁴ tiu^4-2 man¹ zyu¹ juk⁶ gaa³ laa¹! [Jyutping]

   If you still don't behave yourself, I'll cane you tonight!