偷雞唔到蝕揸米

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	fowl; chicken	to not yet reach; to not yet arrive at	eat up slowly; eclipse		rice; metre
trad. (偷雞唔到蝕揸米/偷鷄唔到蝕揸米)		偷	雞/鷄	唔到	蝕	揸	米
simp. (偷鸡唔到蚀揸米)		偷	鸡	唔到	蚀	揸	米
alternative forms		偷雞唔到蝕拃米／偷鸡唔到蚀拃米

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ gai¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 sit⁶ zaa¹ mai⁵

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau¹ gai¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 sit⁶ zaa¹ mai⁵
  - Yale: tāu gāi m̀h dóu siht jā máih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ gai¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 sit⁹ dzaa¹ mai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ gei¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 xid⁶ za¹ mei⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tou̯³³⁻³⁵ siːt̚² t͡saː⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

Idiom

偷雞唔到蝕揸米

(Cantonese) to try to gain an advantage, only to end up worse off and suffer losses

Synonyms

偷雞不成蝕把米／偷鸡不成蚀把米 (tōu jī bùchéng shí bǎ mǐ)
偷雞不著蝕把米／偷鸡不着蚀把米 (tōu jī bùzháo shí bǎ mǐ)

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