煠熟狗頭

See also: 煠熟狗头

Chinese

		to boil; to blanch	cooked	dog's head; /s
trad. (煠熟狗頭)		煠	熟	狗頭
simp. (煠熟狗头)		煠	熟	狗头
alternative forms		熠熟狗頭／熠熟狗头烚熟狗頭／烚熟狗头
Literally: “boiled dog's head”.

Etymology

From the appearance of a boiled dog's head with teeth fully exposed and eyes closed.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): saap⁶ suk⁶ gau² tau⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saap⁶ suk⁶ gau² tau⁴
  - Yale: saahp suhk gáu tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saap⁹ suk⁹ gau² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sab⁶ sug⁶ geo² teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːp̚² sʊk̚² kɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

煠熟狗頭

(Cantonese) Used in comparisons to describe a large and cheesy (often false) grin.
你睇佢個樣煠熟狗頭噉，都唔知佢諗緊乜。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你睇佢个样煠熟狗头噉，都唔知佢谂紧乜。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ tai² keoi⁵ go³ joeng^6-2 saap⁶ suk⁶ gau² tau⁴ gam², dou¹ m⁴ zi¹ keoi⁵ nam² gan² mat¹. [Jyutping]
Look at his big grin; nobody knows what he's thinking about.
- 2010, 余迪偉 [Alton Yu], 筆舉直插, Hong Kong: 日閱堂出版社, →ISBN, page 57:
  
  為人造作，無論見面打招呼或說再見都很假地搬出 PR 姿態，例必烚熟狗頭般顯出露齒笑容。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  为人造作，无论见面打招呼或说再见都很假地搬出 PR 姿态，例必烚熟狗头般显出露齿笑容。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  wai⁴ jan⁴ zou⁶ zok³, mou⁴ leon⁶ gin³ min⁶ daa² ziu¹ fu¹ waak⁶ syut³ zoi³ gin³ dou¹ han² gaa² dei⁶ bun¹ ceot¹ PR zi¹ taai³, lai⁶ bit¹ saap⁶ suk⁶ gau² tau⁴ bun¹ hin² ceot¹ lau⁶ ci² siu³ jung⁴. [Jyutping]
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