出貓

See also: 出猫

Chinese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ maau¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceot¹ maau¹
  - Yale: chēut māau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ maau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ mao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵt̚⁵ maːu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

出貓

(Cantonese, idiomatic) to cheat
畀人捉到你出貓會踢你出校㗎！ [Cantonese, trad.]
畀人捉到你出猫会踢你出校㗎！ [Cantonese, simp.]
bei² jan⁴ zuk¹ dou^3-2 nei⁵ ceot¹ maau¹ wui⁵ tek³ nei⁵ ceot¹ haau⁶ gaa³! [Jyutping]
You'll get kicked out of school if you get caught cheating!

Synonyms

作弊 (zuòbì)
(Cantonese) 出cheat

Derived terms

出貓仔／出猫仔

See also

貓紙／猫纸 (maau¹ zi²)

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