拜神唔見雞 (baai3 san4 m4 gin3 gai1 | ) : murmuring a complaint

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拜神唔見雞

baai3 san4 m4 gin3 gai1

murmuring a complaint; bustle in and out with a murmur; speak indistinctly to oneself
[lit] to find the chicken missing when presenting offerings to the gods

拜神唔見雞 is the first part of a 歇後語 which has 稟神噉聲 as the hidden part. 稟神噉聲 literally means "mumbling prayers as a worshipper". But now the chicken is gone, so his/her prayers turn into a complaint.

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

拜神唔見雞 / 拜神唔见鸡

This word has been viewed 2145 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 11th Apr 2010 15:06

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拜 baai3 - visit, salute
神 san4 - god; divinity; spirit; supernatural; weird
唔 m4 - not; no
見 gin3 jin6 - see; meet; view; show evidence of
雞 gai1 - chicken

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