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當食生菜 (dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3) — to regard sth as easy (as eating lettuce) in Cantonese

dong˗₃當sikˍ₆食saangˉ¹生coi˗₃菜
简 当食生菜
Mandarin Pinyin: dang1 shi2 sheng1 cai4

Meaning of 當食生菜

nounto regard sth as easy (as eating lettuce)
noungiving promise easily (slang)

Example Sentences with 當食生菜

keoiˏ₅佢faat˗₃發saiˍ₆誓dongˉ¹當sikˍ₆食sangˉ¹生choi˗₃菜
He swore it was like eating raw vegetables (i.e., it was nothing to him).
ngoˏ₅我faat˗₃發saiˍ₆誓dongˉ¹當sikˍ₆食sangˉ¹生choi˗₃菜
I swear it's easy for me.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話faat˗₃發saiˍ₆誓dongˉ¹當sikˍ₆食sangˉ¹生choi˗₃菜
He said he could swear it easily.
seon˗₃信keoi5?佢？faat˗₃發saiˍ₆誓dongˉ¹當sikˍ₆食sangˉ¹生choi˗₃菜
Trust him? He swears like it's nothing.
faat˗₃發saiˍ₆誓dongˉ¹當sikˍ₆食sangˉ¹生choi˗₃菜ze˗₃啫
Swearing is easy for him, you know.
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Characters in 當食生菜

當dong1
should; ought to; must
食sik6
sth edible; sth used for cooking
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
菜coi3
vegetables; greens

Words Containing 當食生菜

誓願當食生菜sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
not being serious when making a vow or a pledge
發誓當食生菜faat3 sai6 dong1 sik6 saang1 coi3
not being serious when doing one's vow or pledge for sth
䛚願當食生菜sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
to make a vow or a pledge casually without really thinking about following through with it [colloquial]

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