搬龍門

Chinese

		to move	goal
trad. (搬龍門)		搬	龍門
simp. (搬龙门)		搬	龙门

Etymology

Calque of English move the goalposts.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): bun¹ lung⁴ mun⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun¹ lung⁴ mun⁴
  - Yale: būn lùhng mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun¹ lung⁴ mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun¹ lung⁴ mun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ muːn²¹/

Noun

搬龍門

(Cantonese) to move the goalposts

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