天跌落嚟當被冚
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Chinese[edit]
day; sky; heaven | to drop; to fall; to tumble | to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind | (Cantonese) to come | 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 |
by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear |
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trad. (天跌落嚟當被冚) | 天 | 跌 | 落 | 嚟 | 當 | 被 | 冚 | |
simp. (天跌落嚟当被冚) | 天 | 跌 | 落 | 嚟 | 当 | 被 | 冚 | |
alternative forms | 天跌落來當被冚/天跌落来当被冚 | |||||||
Literally: “If the sky collapses, use it as a blanket”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
天跌落嚟當被冚
- (Cantonese) to be optimistic no matter the circumstances