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偷雞 (tau1 gai1) — to do less work; to sneak away from doing work in Cantonese

tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞
简 偷鸡
Mandarin Pinyin: tou1 ji1

Meaning of 偷雞

nounto do less work; to sneak away from doing work
noun(verb) to steal a chicken; (slang) to sneak out in order to do less work; to slack off; to not play by the rules

Example Sentences with 偷雞

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到satˍ₆蝕baaˊ²揸maiˏ₅米
Be careful not to try something sneaky and fail.
gamˊ²咁zauˍ₆就tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到satˍ₆蝕baaˊ²揸maiˏ₅米
If you do that, you'll end up losing out.
zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到satˍ₆蝕baaˊ²揸maiˏ₅米
That's exactly trying to cheat and losing out.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到satˍ₆蝕baaˊ²揸maiˏ₅米
It's a classic case of trying to get ahead and failing.
soengˍ₆上ci˗₃次tauˉ¹偷gaiˉ¹雞mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到satˍ₆蝕baaˊ²揸maiˏ₅米
Last time, he tried to cheat but lost money.
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Characters in 偷雞

偷tau1
while away without purpose
雞gai1
a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity

Words Containing 偷雞

偷雞唔到蝕拃米tau1 gai1 m4 dou2 sit6 zaa1 mai5
偷雞唔到蝕揸米, 偷雞唔到蝕渣米
偷雞唔到蝕揸米tau1 gai1 m4 dou2 sit6 zaa1 mai5
to go out for wool and come home shorn; to expend effort trying to gain a profit and end up with nothing but losses
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]

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