眼闊肚窄

Chinese

		eye	rich; wide; broad	belly; tripe	narrow
trad. (眼闊肚窄)		眼	闊	肚	窄
simp. (眼阔肚窄)		眼	阔	肚	窄
Literally: “The eyes are wide, but the belly is narrow”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ fut³ tou⁵ zaak³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ fut³ tou⁵ zaak³
  - Yale: ngáahn fut tóuh jaak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ fut⁸ tou⁵ dzaak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ fud³ tou⁵ zag³
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːn¹³ fuːt̚³ tʰou̯¹³ t͡sɑːk̚³/

Idiom

眼闊肚窄

(Cantonese) bite off more than one can chew

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