神檯貓屎——神憎鬼厭
Chinese
| altar; pedestal; high position | cat | stool; faeces | detested by gods and loathed by ghosts; to be extremely detestable; to be extremely irritating | |||
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| trad. (神檯貓屎——神憎鬼厭/神枱貓屎——神憎鬼厭) | 神檯/神枱 | 貓 | 屎 | —— | 神憎鬼厭 | |
| simp. (神台猫屎——神憎鬼厌) | 神台 | 猫 | 屎 | —— | 神憎鬼厌 | |
| alternative forms | 神臺貓屎——神憎鬼厭/神台猫屎——神憎鬼厌 神台貓屎——神憎鬼厭/神台猫屎——神憎鬼厌 | |||||
| Literally: “cat poo on an altar - the God hates, it, the ghosts hate it too”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san4 toi4 maau1 si2, san4 zang1 gwai2 jim3
- Yale: sàhn tòih māau sí, sàhn jāng gwái yim
- Cantonese Pinyin: san4 toi4 maau1 si2, san4 dzang1 gwai2 jim3
- Guangdong Romanization: sen4 toi4 mao1 xi2, sen4 zeng1 guei2 yim3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ maːu̯⁵⁵ siː³⁵ sɐn²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ jiːm³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
神檯貓屎——神憎鬼厭
- (Cantonese) extremely detestable; extremely irritating