「誓願當食生菜 / 發誓當食生菜」

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Character、
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:
oath; vow; to swear; to vow; to pledge
hope; to hope; to wish; to desire; to be willing
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
to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control
raw; to give birth; uncooked; alive; Mr.; life; birth; grow; learner; to give birth to; to bear; to grow up; to grow; to cause; to give rise to
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.) nei5seon3keoi5dei6baan1zing3gwan3jat1hoeng3gwaan3zo2faat3sai6dong3sik6saang1coi3gaa3laa1
(Eng.) You really trust them? Those politicians are used to making easy promises as if eating lettuce!
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