「⋯出雞⋯出豉油 / ⋯出豉油⋯出雞」

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Character、 Pronunciation：	⋯出雞⋯出豉油 ceot1 gai1 ceot1 si6 jau4 ⋯出豉油⋯出雞 ceot1 si6 jau4 ceot1 gai1
Individual Character Meaning：	出 to go out; to come out; to issue; to publish; to produce; to grow; to appear; to offer; to give; to provide; to go beyond; to use; to bring out; to show 雞 chicken; a whistle 出 to go out; to come out; to issue; to publish; to produce; to grow; to appear; to offer; to give; to provide; to go beyond; to use; to bring out; to show 豉油 oil; to paint; gasoline; oil-like liquid; cooking oil; fat; crude oil; petroleum; oily
Variants：	Variants： ⋯出鷄⋯出豉油、 ⋯出豉油⋯出鷄
Part of Speech：	expression
Explanation：	Comparison on two parties' contributions in a collaboration. Usually used when the contribution distribution is disproportional; while "chicken" (gai1) means the larger part, the soy sauce (si6 jau4) means the smaller part, one side provides more than the other. Literally means "you provide the chicken, I provide the soy sauce." Order can be reversed "...provide the soy sauce, ...provide the chicken." The side who provides the soy sauce is normally perceived as getting the better of the exchange, while the side providing the chicken is seen as getting the shorter end of the stick. (Cant.) 人jan4哋dei6出ceot1雞gai1，你nei5淨zing6係hai6出ceot1豉si6油jau4咋zaa3，呢ni1單daan1交gaau1易jik6抵dai2到dou3爛laan6啦laa1！ (Eng.) They provide the chicken, and you only need to provide the soy sauce. This deal is a steal! (Cant.) 人jan4哋dei6出ceot1豉si6油jau4咋zaa3，你nei5同tung4佢keoi5出ceot1雞gai1？你nei5好hou2蝕sit6囉lo1！ (Eng.) They provide the soy sauce, and you provide them with the chicken? You'll lose big time!
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