十個煲六個蓋

Chinese

		ten	(a measure word); individual	pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat	six	(a measure word); individual	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (十個煲六個蓋)		十	個	煲	六	個	蓋
simp. (十个煲六个盖)		十	个	煲	六	个	盖
Literally: “ten pots and six lids”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ go³ bou¹ luk⁶ go³ goi³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ go³ bou¹ luk⁶ go³ goi³
    • Yale: sahp go bōu luhk go goi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ go³ bou¹ luk⁹ go³ goi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ go³ bou¹ lug⁶ go³ goi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² kɔː³³ pou̯⁵⁵ lʊk̚² kɔː³³ kɔːi̯³³/

Idiom

十個煲六個蓋

1. (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋／十个煲九个盖
   • 2011 July 17, “護士買少見少　救命恐變催命”, in 東方日報 [Oriental Daily]‎^[1]:

     係人都知，由於醫管局管理無方，醫療資源嚴重錯配，公立醫院「十個煲六個蓋」嘅情況相當普遍，搞到前線人員壓力爆煲，得閒死唔得閒病，醫生護士逃亡潮一浪接一浪，瑪麗醫院就曾經有外科護士集體請病假以示抗議。

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