十個煲兩個蓋

Chinese

		ten	(a measure word); individual	pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	(a measure word); individual	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (十個煲兩個蓋)		十	個	煲	兩	個	蓋
simp. (十个煲两个盖)		十	个	煲	两	个	盖
Literally: “ten pots and two lids”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ go³ bou¹ loeng⁵ go³ goi³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ go³ bou¹ loeng⁵ go³ goi³
    • Yale: sahp go bōu léuhng go goi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ go³ bou¹ loeng⁵ go³ goi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ go³ bou¹ lêng⁵ go³ goi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² kɔː³³ pou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ kɔː³³ kɔːi̯³³/

Idiom

十個煲兩個蓋

1. (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋／十个煲九个盖
   • 2011 November 14, 葉宇堃, “矽谷創業天堂 但你願冒險嗎”, in 香港經濟日報‎^[1]:

     最矛盾弔詭的就在這裏：我在羨慕成功創業的朋友當下豐足的生活時，卻忘記了別人當年開業時，十個煲兩個蓋的艱難時候。

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