潮州佬煲粥——呢鑊杰

Chinese

Chaozhou, Teochew man; guy to make congee this wok viscous
trad. (潮州佬煲粥——呢鑊杰) 潮州 佬 煲粥 —— 呢 鑊 杰
simp. (潮州佬煲粥——呢镬杰) 潮州 佬 煲粥 —— 呢 镬 杰
Literally: “Teochew guy makes congee – it's a wok with viscous [congee]”.

Etymology

Pun on the words 鑊 / 镬 (wok6, “wok; trouble, problem”) and 杰 (git6, “viscous; serious”). Teochew-style congee is more viscous than Canton-style congee.

Pronunciation

Idiom

潮州佬煲粥——呢鑊杰

  1. (Cantonese) It's a tricky situation.
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