斬腳趾避沙蟲

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Chinese

behead; chop toe
avoid; shun; flee
avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide
 
sandworm; ragworm; peanut worm
trad. (斬腳趾避沙蟲) 腳趾 沙蟲
simp. (斩脚趾避沙虫) 脚趾 沙虫
Literally: “to sever one's toes to avoid having them being bitten by worms”.

Pronunciation

  • Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4-2 / zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4

  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, GuangzhouHong Kong)+
      • Jyutping: zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4-2 / zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4
      • Yale: jáam geuk jí beih sā chúng / jáam geuk jí beih sā chùhng
      • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam2 goek8 dzi2 bei6 saa1 tsung4-2 / dzaam2 goek8 dzi2 bei6 saa1 tsung4
      • Guangdong Romanization: zam2 gêg3 ji2 béi6 sa1 cung4-2 / zam2 gêg3 ji2 béi6 sa1 cung4
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːm³⁵ kœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ pei̯²² saː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡saːm³⁵ kœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ pei̯²² saː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

斬腳趾避沙蟲

  1. (Cantonese) to inappropriately solve a problem by eliminating something essential

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