雞毛鴨血

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	duck	blood
trad. (雞毛鴨血)		雞	毛	鴨	血
simp. (鸡毛鸭血)		鸡	毛	鸭	血
Literally: “chicken feathers and duck blood”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ mou⁴ aap³ hyut³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ mou⁴ aap³ hyut³
  - Yale: gāi mòuh aap hyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ mou⁴ aap⁸ hyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ mou⁴ ab³ hüd³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ äːp̚³ hyːt̚³/

Idiom

雞毛鴨血

(Cantonese) in big trouble; a bad situation

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