走雞

See also: 走鸡

Chinese

		to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave	fowl; chicken
trad. (走雞/走鷄)		走	雞/鷄
simp. (走鸡)		走	鸡

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zau² gai¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): deu² gai^1*

to lose an opportunity
有機會嚟一定咪走雞。 [Cantonese, trad.]
有机会嚟一定咪走鸡。 [Cantonese, simp.]
jau⁵ gei¹ wui⁵ lei⁴ jat¹ ding⁶ mai⁵ zau² gai¹. [Jyutping]
Be sure not to miss it when you have the chance.
(by extension) to get away from doing something unpleasant
唔好畀佢走雞 [Cantonese, trad.]
唔好畀佢走鸡 [Cantonese, simp.]
m⁴ hou² bei² keoi⁵ zau² gai¹ [Jyutping]
Don't let him get away

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