Cantonese Dictionary

Try: 食飯  ·  nei5 hou2  ·  hello  ·  靚
T1 High
T2 Rising
T3 Mid
T4 Low Fall
T5 Low Rise
T6 Low
78,718 words · 107,921 definitions
Show definitions in:
✕ Cantonese-specific only
3 results for “乞兒”
乞兒兜度嗱飯食
Mandarin: qi3er2 dou1 du4 na2 fan4shi5
Simplified: 乞儿兜度嗱饭食
Cantonese
literally: grabbing rice from a beggar's bowl to eat; to bully and exploit disadvantaged members of the public [colloquial]
View full entry →
有早知，冇乞兒
Mandarin: you3 zao3 zhi1, mao3 qi3 er2
Cantonese
if a begger knew before hand what choices would lead up to him becoming a beggar, he wouldn't have made those choices in the first place
View full entry →
有早知，冇乞兒
Mandarin: you3 zao3 zhi1 , mao3 qi3 er2
Simplified: 有早知，冇乞儿
Cantonese
had one been able to forecast the outcome in advance they would not have done something the same way
View full entry →