背脊骨落

Chinese

		back; spine; vertebra back; spine; vertebra; backbone	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
trad. (背脊骨落)		背脊骨	落
simp. #(背脊骨落)		背脊骨	落
Literally: “(of food) to go down one's spine”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ zek³ gwat¹ lok⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ zek³ gwat¹ lok⁶
    • Yale: bui jek gwāt lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ dzek⁸ gwat⁷ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ zég³ gued¹ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːk̚³ kʷɐt̚⁵ lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

背脊骨落

1. (Cantonese) to have obtained benefits but cannot enjoy them or could only do so uncomfortably