煠熟狗頭

See also: 煠熟狗头

Chinese

		to boil; to blanch	cooked	dog's head; /s
trad. (煠熟狗頭)		煠	熟	狗頭
simp. (煠熟狗头)		煠	熟	狗头
alternative forms		熠熟狗頭／熠熟狗头 烚熟狗頭／烚熟狗头
Literally: “boiled dog's head”.

Etymology

From the appearance of a boiled dog's head with teeth fully exposed and eyes closed.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saap⁶ suk⁶ gau² tau⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: saap⁶ suk⁶ gau² tau⁴
    • Yale: saahp suhk gáu tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saap⁹ suk⁹ gau² tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sab⁶ sug⁶ geo² teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːp̚² sʊk̚² kɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

煠熟狗頭

1. (Cantonese) Used in comparisons to describe a large and cheesy (often false) grin.

   你睇佢個樣煠熟狗頭噉，都唔知佢諗緊乜。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   你睇佢个样煠熟狗头噉，都唔知佢谂紧乜。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ tai² keoi⁵ go³ joeng^6-2 saap⁶ suk⁶ gau² tau⁴ gam², dou¹ m⁴ zi¹ keoi⁵ nam² gan² mat¹. [Jyutping]

   Look at his big grin; nobody knows what he's thinking about.