咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳

咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳

Chinese

		so (Cantonese)	big; large; muscular big; large; muscular; brawny; hefty	frog	anywhere in the streets	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
trad. (咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳)		咁	大隻	蛤乸	隨街	跳
simp. (咁大只蛤乸随街跳)		咁	大只	蛤乸	随街	跳
Literally: “such a large frog jumping around in the streets”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam³ daai⁶ zek³ gap³ naa² ceoi⁴ gaai¹ tiu³, gam³ daai⁶ zek³ gaap³ naa² ceoi⁴ gaai¹ tiu³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam³ daai⁶ zek³ gap³ naa² ceoi⁴ gaai¹ tiu³, gam³ daai⁶ zek³ gaap³ naa² ceoi⁴ gaai¹ tiu³
    • Yale: gam daaih jek gap ná chèuih gāai tiu, gam daaih jek gaap ná chèuih gāai tiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam³ daai⁶ dzek⁸ gap⁸ naa² tsoey⁴ gaai¹ tiu³, gam³ daai⁶ dzek⁸ gaap⁸ naa² tsoey⁴ gaai¹ tiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem³ dai⁶ zég³ geb³ na² cêu⁴ gai¹ tiu³, gem³ dai⁶ zég³ gab³ na² cêu⁴ gai¹ tiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³³ taːi̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³ kɐp̚³ naː³⁵ t͡ʃʰɵy̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯³³/, /kɐm³³ taːi̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³ kaːp̚³ naː³⁵ t͡ʃʰɵy̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯³³/

Idiom

咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳

1. (Cantonese) something too good to be true

   邊有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   边有咁大只蛤乸随街跳㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   bin¹ jau⁵ gam³ daai⁶ zek³ gaap³ naa² ceoi⁴ gaai¹ tiu³ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   That's too good to be true!

Usage notes

Often used in rhetorical questions or negative sentences.