死雞撐飯蓋

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Chinese

to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
fowl; chicken
support; prop-up; to pole a boat
support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill
 
food; cuisine; cooked rice
food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
 
cover; lid; top
cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
 
trad. (死雞撐飯蓋/死雞撑飯蓋) /
simp. (死鸡撑饭盖)
Literally: “a dead chicken props up the lid of a rice pot”.

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Idiom

死雞撐飯蓋

  1. (Cantonese) to refuse to admit fault or error by defending oneself even when the truth is obvious