田雞過河——各有各𨅝

Chinese
field chicken; frog; the Chinese edible frog
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 river each; every
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 each; every (Cantonese) to kick; to tread on; to depart
trad. (田雞過河——各有各𨅝) 田雞 過 河 —— 各 有 各 𨅝
simp. (田鸡过河——各有各𨅝) 田鸡 过 河 —— 各 有 各 𨅝
alternative forms 田雞過河——各有各撐／田鸡过河——各有各撑
Literally: “frogs cross the river —— each frog kicks its own legs to move forward”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

田雞過河——各有各𨅝

  1. (Cantonese) each person goes their own way, caring only about themselves and not others
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