雷公劈豆腐——搵軟嘅嚟蝦

Chinese

		god of thunder	split in two; divide; hack split in two; divide; hack; chop; split open	tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical quality		(Cantonese)to search; to look for	soft; flexible	(Cantonese) possessive particle: ‑’s; of	(Cantonese) to come	(Cantonese) to bully
trad. (雷公劈豆腐——搵軟嘅嚟蝦)		雷公	劈	豆腐	——	搵	軟	嘅	嚟	蝦
simp. (雷公劈豆腐——搵软嘅嚟虾)		雷公	劈	豆腐	——	搵	软	嘅	嚟	虾
Literally: “The thunder strikes on a piece of tofu - bullying a soft thing”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ gung¹ pek³ dau⁶ fu⁶, wan² jyun⁵ ge³ lai⁴ haa¹ / leoi⁴ gung¹ pek³ dau⁶ fu⁶, wan² jyun⁵ ge³ lei⁴ haa¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ gung¹ pek³ dau⁶ fu⁶, wan² jyun⁵ ge³ lai⁴ haa¹ / leoi⁴ gung¹ pek³ dau⁶ fu⁶, wan² jyun⁵ ge³ lei⁴ haa¹
    • Yale: lèuih gūng pek dauh fuh, wán yúhn ge làih hā / lèuih gūng pek dauh fuh, wán yúhn ge lèih hā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ gung¹ pek⁸ dau⁶ fu⁶, wan² jyn⁵ ge³ lai⁴ haa¹ / loey⁴ gung¹ pek⁸ dau⁶ fu⁶, wan² jyn⁵ ge³ lei⁴ haa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ gung¹ pég³ deo⁶ fu⁶, wen² yun⁵ gé³ lei⁴ ha¹ / lêu⁴ gung¹ pég³ deo⁶ fu⁶, wen² yun⁵ gé³ léi⁴ ha¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɛːk̚³ tɐu̯²² fuː²² wɐn³⁵ jyːn¹³ kɛː³³ lɐi̯²¹ haː⁵⁵/, /lɵy̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɛːk̚³ tɐu̯²² fuː²² wɐn³⁵ jyːn¹³ kɛː³³ lei̯²¹ haː⁵⁵/

Idiom

雷公劈豆腐——搵軟嘅嚟蝦

1. (Cantonese) to bully the weak ones

Synonyms

• 欺善怕惡／欺善怕恶 (qīshànpà'è)