夏至狗，冇埞走

Chinese

		summer solstice	dog		not have (dialectal)		to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave
trad. (夏至狗，冇埞走)		夏至	狗	，	冇	埞	走
simp. ^#(夏至狗，冇埞走)		夏至	狗	，	冇	埞	走

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ zi³ gau², mou⁵ deng⁶ zau²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ zi³ gau², mou⁵ deng⁶ zau²
  - Yale: hah ji gáu, móuh dehng jáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ dzi³ gau², mou⁵ deng⁶ dzau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ ji³ geo², mou⁵ déng⁶ zeo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² t͡siː³³ kɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³ tɛːŋ²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Proverb

夏至狗，冇埞走

(Cantonese) Dogs have nowhere to hide on summer solstice because they are eaten by the people.

See also

(Hakka) 冬至羊，夏至狗

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