「誓願當食生菜 / 發誓當食生菜」

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Pronunciation:
  • 誓願當食生菜 sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
  • 發誓當食生菜 faat3 sai6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3
Individual
Character Meaning:
誓 oath; vow; to swear; to vow; to pledge
願 hope; to hope; to wish; to desire; to be willing
當 as; consider; when; while; just at; to work as; to serve as; to undertake; to face; to be situated in; to consider; to treat as; to think of; to pawn an item; should; ought to; suitable; just
食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control
生 raw; to give birth; uncooked; alive; Mr.; to give birth to; to bear; to grow up; to grow; to cause; to give rise to; life; birth; grow; learner
菜 vegetables; vegetable; greens; course; dish; cuisine; food
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
to make easy promises without intention to keep them; literally: to swear an oath as if eating lettuce
(Cant.) 你nei5信seon3佢keoi5哋dei6?班baan1政zing3棍gwan3一jat1向hoeng3慣gwaan3咗zo2發faat3誓sai6當dong3食sik6生saang1菜coi3㗎gaa3啦laa1!
(Eng.) You really trust them? Those politicians are used to making easy promises as if eating lettuce!
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