等到頸都長

等到頸都長

See also: 等到颈都长

Chinese

		class; rank; grade class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	neck	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (等到頸都長)		等	到	頸	都	長
simp. (等到颈都长)		等	到	颈	都	长
Literally: “to wait so long that one's neck has elongated”.

Alternative forms

• 等到頸都長埋／等到颈都长埋

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dang² dou³ geng² dou¹ coeng⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dang² dou³ geng² dou¹ coeng⁴
    • Yale: dáng dou géng dōu chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dang² dou³ geng² dou¹ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: deng² dou³ géng² dou¹ cêng⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /tɐŋ³⁵ tou̯³³ kɛːŋ³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ²¹/

Phrase

等到頸都長

1. (Cantonese, idiomatic) to wait for a very long time

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