捉到鹿唔識脫角

Chinese

		to clutch; to grab; to capture	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	deer	to not know something; can't do; to not know something	to shed; to take off; to escape to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (捉到鹿唔識脫角)		捉	到	鹿	唔識	脫	角
simp. (捉到鹿唔识脱角)		捉	到	鹿	唔识	脱	角
Literally: “to catch a deer and not knowing how to shed its horn”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ dou^3-2 luk^6-2 m⁴ sik¹ tyut³ gok³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ dou^3-2 luk^6-2 m⁴ sik¹ tyut³ gok³
    • Yale: jūk dóu lúk m̀h sīk tyut gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ dou^3-2 luk^9-2 m⁴ sik⁷ tyt⁸ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ dou^3-2 lug^6-2 m⁴ xig¹ tüd³ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵ tʰyːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/

Idiom

捉到鹿唔識脫角

1. (Cantonese) to be unable to make the most of something