開籠雀 (hoi1 lung4 zoek2) — a talkative person; literally "open cag… in Cantonese

hoiˉ¹開lungˎ₄籠zoekˊ²雀

简开笼雀

Mandarin Pinyin: kai1 long2 que4

Meaning of 開籠雀

nouna talkative person; literally "open cage bird"; someone who is rejoicing on regaining freedom

今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟

She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back.

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係hoiˉ¹開lung4zoek3籠雀

She's really a chatterbox.

neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zouˍ₆做hoiˉ¹開lung4zoek3籠雀

Don't be such a gossip.

ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做hoiˉ¹開lung4zoek3籠雀

I don't want to be a blabbermouth.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都hoiˉ¹開lung4zoek3籠雀

She talks non-stop all day.

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