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猛虎不及地頭蟲 (maang5 fu2 bat1 kap6 dei6 tau4 cung4) — a mighty know-all is no match for an ordinary local (idiom) in Cantonese

maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cungˎ₄蟲
简 猛虎不及地头虫
Mandarin Pinyin: meng3 hu3 bu4 ji2 di4 tou2 chong2

Meaning of 猛虎不及地頭蟲

nouna mighty know-all is no match for an ordinary local (idiom)

Example Sentences with 猛虎不及地頭蟲

keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆地maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。
They're like tigers not as good as local pests.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心di1,啲，maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。
Be careful; a tiger can't beat a local worm.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度ngoˏ₅我suk6,熟，maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。
I know this place; a tiger can't beat a local worm.
niˉ¹呢coengˎ₄場bo1,波，maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。
In this game, the tiger can't beat the local worm.
seoiˉ¹雖jinˎ₄然keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ging6,勁，daanˍ₆但maangˏ₅猛fuˊ²虎batˉ¹不kapˉ¹及deiˍ₆地tauˎ₄頭cung4.蟲。
Although he's strong, a tiger can't beat a local worm.
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Characters in 猛虎不及地頭蟲

猛maang5
energetic; vigorous; powerful
虎fu2
brave; fierce; savage; vigorous
不bat1
not; no; un-
及kap6
catch up with; overtake; match
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
蟲cung4
person with a certain kind of undesirable quality

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