十個煲三個蓋

Chinese

		ten	(a measure word); individual	pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat	three	(a measure word); individual	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (十個煲三個蓋)		十	個	煲	三	個	蓋
simp. (十个煲三个盖)		十	个	煲	三	个	盖
Literally: “ten pots and three lids”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ go³ bou¹ saam¹ go³ goi³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ go³ bou¹ saam¹ go³ goi³
    • Yale: sahp go bōu sāam go goi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ go³ bou¹ saam¹ go³ goi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ go³ bou¹ sam¹ go³ goi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² kɔː³³ pou̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kɔː³³ kɔːi̯³³/

Idiom

十個煲三個蓋

1. (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋／十个煲九个盖
   • 2023 April 21, “大灣區外勞即日往返議案獲通過”, in 星島日報‎^[1]:

     他指會計界聘請人才非常困難，慨歎會計界「有呼吸都要請」，現時會計界別是「十個煲三個蓋」。

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