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一時唔偷雞做保長 (jat1 si4 m4 tau1 gai1 zou6 bou2 zoeng2) — describes someone who normally doesn't exhibit good behaviour themselves but yet they are quick to point out the mistakes or bad behaviours of others [colloquial] in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一siˎ₄時mˎ₄唔tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞zouˍ₆做bouˊ²保zoengˊ²長
简 一时唔偷鸡做保长
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1shi2 wu2 tou1 ji1 zuo4 bao3chang2

Meaning of 一時唔偷雞做保長

noundescribes someone who normally doesn't exhibit good behaviour themselves but yet they are quick to point out the mistakes or bad behaviours of others [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 一時唔偷雞做保長

keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一siˎ₄時mˎ₄唔tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞zouˍ₆做bouˊ²保zoeng2.長。
He suddenly decided to be the boss/leader.
ngoˏ₅我douˉ¹都jatˉ¹一siˎ₄時mˎ₄唔tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞zouˍ₆做bouˊ²保zoeng2.長。
I also suddenly decided to take charge.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話jatˉ¹一siˎ₄時mˎ₄唔tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞zouˍ₆做bouˊ²保zoeng2.長。
He said he'd suddenly be the boss.
neiˏ₅你dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解jatˉ¹一siˎ₄時mˎ₄唔tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞zouˍ₆做bouˊ²保zoeng2?長？
Why did you suddenly decide to be the leader?
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一siˎ₄時mˎ₄唔tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞zouˍ₆做bouˊ²保zoeng2.長。
Be careful, he might suddenly take charge.
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Characters in 一時唔偷雞做保長

一jat1
one; a; an; the
時si4
fashionable
唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
偷tau1
while away without purpose
雞gai1
a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity
做zou6
enter (a profession)
保bou2
be responsible; guarantee; insure
長coeng4
(of distance and time) long | [antonym] 短

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