阿崩叫狗——越叫越走

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Chinese

person with a cleft lip or missing incisors
to call; to yell; to be called
to call; to yell; to be called; to order
 
 dog
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
to call; to yell; to be called
to call; to yell; to be called; to order
 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
to walk; to go; to move
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
 
simp. and trad.
(阿崩叫狗——越叫越走) 		阿崩 叫 狗 —— 越 叫 越 走
alternative forms 阿崩叫狗——愈叫愈走
Literally: “A person with a cleft lip calls a dog - the more he calls, the farther it runs”.

Etymology

狗 (gau2) and 走 (zau2) have similar pronunciation in Cantonese except the initial consonants. The dog may hear 走 (zau2, “run”) instead of 狗 (gau2, “dog”) when the speech is not clear.

Pronunciation

Idiom

阿崩叫狗——越叫越走

  1. (Cantonese) the more control one exerts on someone, the less he/she complies; to not listen to others and go one's way
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