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bengˍ₆病maauˉ¹貓
简 病猫
Pinyin: bing4 mao1
Translations
nounsick cat
mˎ₄唔faat˗₃發foˊ²火dong˗₃當bengˍ₆病maauˉ¹貓
简 唔发火当病猫
Pinyin: wu2 fa1huo3 dang1 bing4 mao1
Translations
nounto wrongly assume someone to be a wimp and not him / her them seriously just because he / she haven't been seen to lost their temper yet [colloquial]
louˏ₅老fuˊ²虎mˎ₄唔faat˗₃發waiˉ¹威dong˗₃當bengˍ₆病maauˉ¹貓
简 老虎唔发威当病猫
Pinyin: lao3 hu3 wu2 fa1 wei1 dang1 bing4 mao1
Translations
nouna tiger taken as an ill cat just because it doesn't roar, a metaphor to say don't underestimate one's power