牙齒當金使

牙齒當金使

Chinese

		tooth	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	metal; gold; money	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
trad. (牙齒當金使)		牙齒	當	金	使
simp. (牙齿当金使)		牙齿	当	金	使
Literally: “to use teeth as gold”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ ci² dong³ gam¹ sai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁴ ci² dong³ gam¹ sai²
    • Yale: ngàh chí dong gām sái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ tsi² dong³ gam¹ sai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ qi² dong³ gem¹ sei²
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋäː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ tɔːŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

牙齒當金使

1. (Cantonese) to be reliable; to be trustworthy; to keep one's word