堅過石堅

Chinese

		strong; solid; firm strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	Shih Kien
trad. (堅過石堅)		堅	過	石堅
simp. (坚过石坚)		坚	过	石坚

Etymology

Reinterpretation of Hong Kong actor Shih Kien's name (literally "as hard as stone"). 堅／坚 (gin¹) can mean both “hard” and “true” in Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin¹ gwo³ sek⁶ gin¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin¹ gwo³ sek⁶ gin¹
    • Yale: gīn gwo sehk gīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin¹ gwo³ sek⁹ gin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin¹ guo³ ség⁶ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɛːk̚² kiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

堅過石堅

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) definitely true