牙齒當金使
Chinese
tooth to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just atmetal; money; gold to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messengertrad. (牙齒當金使) 牙齒 當 金 使 simp. (牙齿当金使) 牙齿 当 金 使 Literally: “to use teeth as gold”.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ngaa4 ci2 dong3 gam1 sai2
- Yale: ngàh chí dong gām sái
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa4 tsi2 dong3 gam1 sai2
- Guangdong Romanization: nga4 qi2 dong3 gem1 sei2
- IPA (key): /ŋɑː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ tɔːŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
牙齒當金使
- (Cantonese) to be reliable; to be trustworthy; to keep one's word
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