CANTONESE ↔ ENGLISH · CC-CANTO
入得廚房,出得廳堂
简 入得厨房,出得厅堂 · 繁 入得廚房,出得廳堂Cantonese · source Jyutpingjap6 dak1 cyu4 fong2, ceot1 dak1 teng1 tong4
Meanings
- skillful enough to make good cusines but also presentable and elegant enough to entertain guests, a phrase to describe women who are good with housework and presentable at the same time [written and colloquial]
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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ru4 de5 chu2fang2, chu1 de5 ting1tang2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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