批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐

Chinese

		to cut; to peel	(a measure word); individual	head	to come down; to come south	for	you	to treat as	bench; stool	to sit
trad. (批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐/批個頭落嚟畀你當櫈坐)		批	個	頭	落嚟	畀	你	當	凳/櫈	坐
simp. (批个头落嚟畀你当凳坐)		批	个	头	落嚟	畀	你	当	凳	坐
alternative forms		批個頭落嚟俾你當凳坐／批个头落嚟俾你当凳坐
Literally: “(I'll) chop my head off and let you sit on it as a chair”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵
    • Yale: pāi go tàuh lohk lèih béi néih dong dang chóh / pāi go tàuh lohk làih béi néih dong dang chóh / pāi go táu lohk lèih béi néih dong dang chóh / pāi go táu lohk làih béi néih dong dang chóh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁹ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁹ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁹ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵ / pai¹ go³ tau^4-2 lok⁹ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: pei¹ go³ teo⁴ log⁶ léi⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵ / pei¹ go³ teo⁴ log⁶ lei⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵ / pei¹ go³ teo^4-2 log⁶ léi⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵ / pei¹ go³ teo^4-2 log⁶ lei⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/, /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɔːk̚² lɐi̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/, /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/, /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² lɐi̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/

Idiom

批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐

1. (Cantonese) to eat one's hat

   如果中國隊今次入到世界盃決賽週，我批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   如果中国队今次入到世界杯决赛周，我批个头落嚟畀你当凳坐！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   jyu⁴ gwo² zung¹ gwok³ deoi^6-2 gam¹ ci³ jap⁶ dou^3-2 sai³ gaai³ bui¹ kyut³ coi³ zau¹, ngo⁵ pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵! [Jyutping]

   If the Chinese team can make it to the World Cup finals this time, I'll eat my hat!

Synonyms

• 批個頭畀你當凳坐／批个头畀你当凳坐