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屙屎唔出賴地硬

简屙屎唔出赖地硬 · 繁屙屎唔出賴地硬

Cantonese · source Jyutpingo1 si2 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6

lit. blame the floor being too hard if one fails to poo, meaning one always can find excuse to dodge responsibilities

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Reading & tones

o11 · high levelsi22 · high risingceot11 · high levelchecked · -tlaai66 · low leveldei66 · low levelngaang66 · low level

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Same syllable, six tones

o柯o1handle of ax 婀o2gracefulo3—o4—o5—o6—

si斯si1this 史si2history 试si3to test 时si4o'clock 市si5market 事si6matter

ceot出ceot1classifier for dramas, plays, operas etcceot2—ceot3—ceot4—ceot5—ceot6—

laai拉laai1to pulllaai2—癞laai3scabieslaai4—laai5—赖laai6to depend on

deidei1—dei2—dei3—dei4—dei5—地dei6-ly

ngaangngaang1—ngaang2—ngaang3—ngaang4—ngaang5—硬ngaang6hard

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

屙屎唔出賴地硬赖

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: a1 shi3 n2 chu1 lai4 di4 ying4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6

Cantonese word readings for 屙屎唔出賴地硬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

(Cantonese) to always look for excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on oneself; a bad workman always blames his tools

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