一匹布咁長

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(measure word for horses, mules, a bolt of cloth); ordinary person; mate (measure word for horses, mules, a bolt of cloth); ordinary person; mate; one of a pair	to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth	(Cantonese) so	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (一匹布咁長)		一	匹	布	咁	長
simp. (一匹布咁长)		一	匹	布	咁	长
Literally: “as long as a bolt of cloth”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ pat¹ bou³ gam³ coeng⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ pat¹ bou³ gam³ coeng⁴
    • Yale: yāt pāt bou gam chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ pat⁷ bou³ gam³ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ped¹ bou³ gem³ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐt̚⁵ pou̯³³ kɐm³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

Phrase

一匹布咁長

1. (Cantonese, simile, of stories, anecdotes) very long and complicated