嗌救命

Chinese

		to shout; to yell; to say something loudly	to save a life; to rescue someone; Help! Save me!
simp. and trad. (嗌救命)		嗌	救命

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aai³ gau³ meng⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aai³ gau³ meng⁶
    • Yale: aai gau mehng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aai³ gau³ meng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ai³ geo³ méng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːi̯³³ kɐu̯³³ mɛːŋ²²/

Verb

嗌⫽救命 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, literally) to shout for help
2. (Cantonese, figurative) to be in a great extent (in a negative sense)

   蠢到嗌救命 [Cantonese]  ―  ceon² dou³ ngaai³ gau³ meng⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  outrageously stupid