妹仔大過主人婆
Chinese
| young maidservant; servant girl; daughter | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
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| trad. (妹仔大過主人婆) | 妹仔 | 大 | 過 | 主人婆 | |
| simp. (妹仔大过主人婆) | 妹仔 | 大 | 过 | 主人婆 | |
| Literally: “the maidservant is greater than the mistress”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mui6-1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4 po4
- Yale: mūi jái daaih gwo jyú yàhn pòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: mui6-1 dzai2 daai6 gwo3 dzy2 jan4 po4
- Guangdong Romanization: mui6-1 zei2 dai6 guo3 ju2 yen4 po4
- Sinological IPA (key): /muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
妹仔大過主人婆
- (Cantonese) tail wagging the dog; the minor part is dominating the major part