冇咁大個頭,唔好戴咁大頂帽

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Chinese

not have (dialectal) (Cantonese) so
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
(a measure word); individual head; (noun suffix) don't; no good; not good
to put on; to respect; to bear
to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)
 
(Cantonese) so
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
go against; most; peak
go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")
 
hat; cap
trad. (冇咁大個頭,唔好戴咁大頂帽) 唔好
simp. (冇咁大个头,唔好戴咁大顶帽) 唔好
alternative forms 冇咁大個頭,就唔好戴咁大頂帽冇咁大个头,就唔好戴咁大顶帽
Literally: “Don't wear such a big hat if you don't have such a big head”.

Pronunciation

  • Cantonese (Jyutping): mou5 gam3 daai6 go3 tau4, m4 hou2 daai3 gam3 daai6 deng2 mou6-2

  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, GuangzhouHong Kong)+
      • Jyutping: mou5 gam3 daai6 go3 tau4, m4 hou2 daai3 gam3 daai6 deng2 mou6-2
      • Yale: móuh gam daaih go tàuh, m̀h hóu daai gam daaih déng móu
      • Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 gam3 daai6 go3 tau4, m4 hou2 daai3 gam3 daai6 deng2 mou6-2
      • Guangdong Romanization: mou5 gem3 dai6 go3 teo4, m4 hou2 dai3 gem3 dai6 déng2 mou6-2
      • Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ taːi̯²² kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ taːi̯³³ kɐm³³ taːi̯²² tɛːŋ³⁵ mou̯²²⁻³⁵/

Proverb

冇咁大個頭,唔好戴咁大頂帽

  1. (Cantonese) if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

Synonyms