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(Ah To), a graphic designer and part-time cartoonist who concerns about the survival of Cantonese in Canton and Hong Kong, has just published a comic called The Great Canton and Hong Kong Proverbs on Hong Kong independent media Passion Times. The cartoon contains illustrations of 81 Cantonese proverbs.
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The Great Canton and Hong Kong Proverbs In 1559, Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel created the oil painting Netherlandish Proverbs which illustrates many Dutch proverbs to praise the Dutch culture. In 2014, Ah To imitated the idea and created Great Canton and Hong Kong proverbs illustrating 81 Cantonese proverbs to propagate the Cantonese culture and defend Cantonese.
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81 Cantonese Proverbs (I attempt to finish the table in this week. And I will fix mistakes as soon as I finish it.)
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Meanings [gwi m ngahn] (a ghost covers ones eyes) 1. to fail to see something 2. to fail to find something 3. Freudian slip
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[yuh chn si dk gwi tui mh] (if you have money, you can make a ghost push a millstone) everything is possible with money; money makes the world go round
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[gwi paak huh mih jm] (a ghost slaps the back of ones head) to let out a secret unknowingly
[ngak gwi sihk dauh fuh](cheating the ghost to eat bean curd) 1. to lure someone into a trap, to trick someone 2. used to express scepticism or disbelief,
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(to masquerade as a ghost and as a horse)

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to play a role to deceive somebody, to play a part to trick someone
[gwi waahk fh] (a ghost draws a talisman)

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illegible scribble, poor handwriting
[fong fi gi] (to release aeroplane) to break a promise, to break a commitment; to fail to turn up for a date
[fi jeuhng gwo hh] (fly an elephant across the river)

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1. to break a rule 2. to reach across the table for food (a reference to the rules of Chinese chess)
[gwo kuh chu ban] (to pull up the plank after crossing the bridge) to betray ones friends once the crisis is over, to abandon ones friends once one is safe
[faht du yuh f] (even the Buddha gets inflamed) to a degree that is intolerable, thats the limit!.
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[luh mau su su] (old cat burns its whiskers) an expert who makes a careless mistake in their own expertise.
[hi lhng juk] (bird in an open cage)
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someone who chatters all the time
[luhng tuh sh] (two headed snake) 1. someone who works for both sides in a deal 2. a servant of two masters
[jy n wih suhng syuh](female pigs can climb tree) When pigs fly
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[lai nguh suhng syuh] (to pull a cow up a tree) a vain attempt to do something
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[bu dihn w jk] (to boil telephone congee)

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to talk for hours on the phone.
[d ng gw dauh fuh] (winter melon and tofu) 1. an emergency, a crisis 2. an unfortunate event, especially death.
[du ji geu daaih syuh]

(use a little knife to saw down a tree) use little capital to make big profit
[gwa yuhng tuh maaih gu yuhk]

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(using dogmeat in the place of lamb) Deceitful Act
[du s lh haih] (over turn a basket of crabs) messy; troublesome
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[daaih sehk jaak si haih] (big stone crushes crab) an unequal contest
[l t sng mah lu] (loose string monkey) 1. a very naughty child 2. someone no longer under the control of their superior or guardian.
[wahn gt](transport tangerine)

to visit a shop or a person without any
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particular purpose, to be just looking in a shop (*Gang members extort money by forcing shops to buy pots of tangerine)
[gwi sihk nih]

(a ghost eats mud) to slur your words
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[si g i chaang faahn goi] (dead chicken pushing back the cooking-pot lid) to fight to the bitter end, to refuse to admit one is in the wrong
[chau yu y] (to stir-fry squid) to dismiss an employee
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[sihk t hai faahn] (to eat slippers rice) used to describe a man who is supported by a woman, i.e. he can keep his slippers on, because he doesnt have to work.
[sihk wn mn fan wn di] (to eat from a bowl and then turn it over) Go back upon somebody. Play somebody false. Betray a friend.
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[sihk si m au] (to eat a dead cat) 1. to take the blame for something one has not done 2. to be a scapegoat, to carry the can
[d sh chuih gwan suhng] (to hit a snake and it crawls up the stick) to exploit a situation to ones advantage, to ask for something or something extra by seizing a particular opportunity.
[tyhn beng j]
(broken handle umbrella) no certainty
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[b lh g i] (pineapple chicken) someone who takes advantage of other people; an exploiter
[m4 lih s am ch t yah y t] (dont care that three sevens are twenty one) 1. used to reject an objection to a course of action, I dont care 2. regardless, irrespective
[m mhn d ng] (to scrape the door nails) to go to visit someone but not find them at home, to arrange a meeting with someone but not to find them.
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[syuh daaih yuh f j] (a big tree has some dead branches) there are good and bad people in every group
[wh sung dam j]

(a monk holding an umbrella no hair no sky , which is the homophone of no law no heaven) absolutely lawless
[nguh m4 ym sui m4 gahm d k nguh tuh d i] (if a cow doesnt want to drink, you cant force its head down) if someone is unwilling to do something it is not possible to force them; you can lead a horse
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to water but you cant make it drink.
[sih g p mah hahng thn] (in a crisis a horse can move in the field) to be flexible, to adapt to circumstances in an emergency (a reference to the rules of Chinese chess).
[t ng baahk hohk/hk]
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(to slaughter a white crane) to vomit, to throw up
[j p si g i] (to pick up a dead chicken) 1. to take something which someone else has lost or thrown away 2. to take advantage of a situation 3. to start off a relationship with someone who has been rejected by their former lover 4. to get the benefit of someone elses hard work 4. to score an easy goal after a shot has been blocked by the goal keeper.
[kh nguh wn mh]
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(to ride an ox looking for a horse) to be working one job but looking out for a better one
[tip cho mhn shn] (to paste up the door gods wrongly) to become hostile, to turn aggressive and nasty (since the door gods are normally pasted up so that they face each other, if put up wrongly they face away from each other).
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[mh si lohk deih hahng] (when ones horse dies one has to walk) to rely on oneself, to have to get oneself through a difficulty without help.
[y t g i si y t g i mhng] (one chicken died, one chicken crow) when one person leaves a business or an occupation, another will take it up.
[j k whng geuk g i]
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(to catch a yellow-legged chicken) to catch someone having illicit sex; to arrange a trap or set up in which someone is blackmailed after being lured into having sex, to set a honey trap.
[ch m au mih] (to pull a cats tail) two people supporting each others stories in order to avoid a problem; to lie ones way out of a problem.
[luh sy lai gwi]

(a mouse pulls a turtle) at ones wits end
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[syhn tuh chek](plumb line on a ship) someone who is always asking others for money (since the normal slang term is dohk sui which can mean to borrow money or to measure water)
[jy lhng yahp sui] (pig basket enter water) to have many different ways to make money, to have money coming from many different enterprises or sources.
[s p sui paau jung] (damp firecracker) 1. useless 2. someone with a calm temperament, who doesnt lose their temper
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[h k gu d k sihk, baahk gu d ng j i] (the black dog gets the food, the white dog gets the punishment) somebody benefits by their wrongdoing, while another person gets the blame.
[sui gwo ngaap bui] (water off a ducks back) to make no impression on (the memory), to forget (e.g. a lesson)
[muh haih wan kehk ju] (where there are no shoes, grab the clogs and run) to withdraw hurriedly from an awkward situation
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[y t j k g u d y t syhn yhn] (hit all the people on the ship with a punt pole) to overgeneralise in assigning blame, e.g. to blame a whole group of people for one persons mistake. get tarred with the same brush
[j k du lk m4 sk tyut gok] (got hold of the deer but cant get the horn) to be unable to make best use of an opportunity.
[gam daaih jek gap l chuih g ai tiu](such a big frog hopping around the street) too good to be true
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[wh gn km j n jy ] (rice stalks covering pearls) to pretend to be poor, to hide ones true wealth (e.g. residents of public housing estates who are too wealthy to qualify for public housing)
[muh ym g i lhng] (doorless chicken coop) a place where you can come and go as you wish.
[lhng luih g i jok fan] (inside the coop the chickens are fighting) dissent withing an organisation, an internal rift, factional fighting
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[suhng mihn jng sng guz, hah mihn maaih luhng fn](steaming sponge cake on
top, selling cool powder below) *cool powder = glass jelly in English a person who wears a lot on top but little below
[sahp go chh w gu go goi]

(ten tea pots and nine lids) demand out numbers supply; not enough
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[mahng yhn sihk tng yn]

(a blind man eats glue pudding) know the score
[sihk yhn jek g ui]
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(to have eaten someones cart)to exploit or expropriate the belongings of others
[chaahk lu si s bu]
(a thief is testing a pot. A burglar tests if there is any one home by breaking a pot.) test the waters, especially before doing bad things
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Update:
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Ah To said that he will consider releasing the picture as poster.
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t in g February 26, 2014 - 11:37 am Reply
Ch r is Ek iby ou g a m i February 26, 2014 - 11:39 am Reply

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KC February 26, 2014 - 11:44 am Reply
Saw a few more proverbs that i know, hope this helps: Spil a basket of crabs. Straw covering pearl. Cross bridge, pull plank
Vivian February 26, 2014 - 11:49 am Reply
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Chong Nee Keong February 26, 2014 - 12:00 pm Reply
may i know . Big crab on the mountain? 2 people fighting? 4 person wave hand? 2 horse fighting? Gold inside the safe?
Ca n t on ese Pr ov er bs in On e Pict u r e February 26, 2014 - 12:04 pm Reply
[ ] Source / [ ]
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B. February 26, 2014 - 12:05 pm Reply
You are amazing! !!
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B. February 26, 2014 - 12:12 pm Reply
poster!note book !!
joy g on g February 26, 2014 - 1:12 pm Reply
Reblogged this on Meet Jiong.
Fellow Canto February 26, 2014 - 1:24 pm Reply
I really want a poster version to give to my poor canto speaking family members and my kids one day! Please let me know if it gets released as a poster!
Chu janet February 26, 2014 - 1:35 pm Reply
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egg February 26, 2014 - 1:44 pm Reply
A v er y fu n Ca n t on ese idiom s list w it h illu st r a t ion | Sa n dr a Li-Ph a m February 26, 2014 - 2:07 pm Reply
[ ] My daughter who couldnt speak Cantonese for the life of her found this entry of some of more common Cantonese idioms with illustrations. Its so fun to read these things again. So if you want to learn a bit of Cantonese, start here. [ ]
Shirley February 26, 2014 - 2:11 pm Reply
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leedl February 26, 2014 - 3:48 pm Reply
Beignet February 26, 2014 - 3:50 pm Reply
The in mean noodle and not powder. And describes the herbal quality, not temperature. Cool powder is a very poor translation. is usually known as grass jelly. With that said, this piece is awesome!
w r it eca n t on ese8 February 26, 2014 - 3:54 pm Reply
I simply want people to learn the literal meaning. I think I will add a bracket to tell people what cool powder is.
Si k ang February 26, 2014 - 3:54 pm Reply
pass out green stool
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Ivan February 26, 2014 - 6:36 pm Reply
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Ivan February 26, 2014 - 6:37 pm Reply
btw, I like it very much
[GPGT ] HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ....CA N Y OU SPOT A LL 8 1 CA NT ONESE PROV ERBS IN T HIS PIC??????????????????? - w w w .h a r dw a r ezon e.com .sg February 26, 2014 - 7:06 pm Reply
[ ] [GPGT] HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA .CAN YOU SPOT ALL 81 CANTONESE PROVERBS IN THIS PIC??????????????????? Answers here [ ]
Banana February 26, 2014 - 7:43 pm Reply
Love this so much! Wld be so interesting to understand how they were formulated ie background? Will you make poster version? I will def buy 10!!
Jes s ie February 26, 2014 - 7:48 pm Reply
Great stuff!!!! If you can add audio, it will be perfect!
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Ch a r lie Fla r e February 26, 2014 - 9:15 pm Reply
!! D
darias blogs February 26, 2014 - 9:51 pm Reply
Just wonderful thanks!
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(to masquerade as a ghost and as a horse)

to play a role to deceive somebody, to play a part to trick someone

[gwi waahk fh] (a ghost draws a talisman)

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illegible scribble, poor handwriting

[fi jeuhng gwo hh] (fly an elephant across the river)

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[hi lhng juk] (bird in an open cage)

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someone who chatters all the time

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[bu dihn w jk] (to boil telephone congee)

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to talk for hours on the phone.

[du ji geu daaih syuh]

[gwa yuhng tuh maaih gu yuhk]

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(using dogmeat in the place of lamb) Deceitful Act

[du s lh haih] (over turn a basket of crabs) messy; troublesome

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[wahn gt](transport tangerine)

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[gwi sihk nih]

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[chau yu y] (to stir-fry squid) to dismiss an employee

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[b lh g i] (pineapple chicken) someone who takes advantage of other people; an exploiter

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[wh sung dam j]

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to water but you cant make it drink.

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(to slaughter a white crane) to vomit, to throw up

[kh nguh wn mh]

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[luh sy lai gwi]

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[sahp go chh w gu go goi]

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[mahng yhn sihk tng yn]

[sihk yhn jek g ui]

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