斬腳趾避沙蟲

Chinese
behead; chop toe
 
avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide
 sandworm, ragworm
trad. (斬腳趾避沙蟲) 斬 腳趾 避 沙蟲
simp. (斩脚趾避沙虫) 斩 脚趾 避 沙虫
Literally: “to sever one's toes to avoid having them being bitten by worms”.

Pronunciation
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4-2, zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4-2, zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4
      • Yale: jáam geuk jí beih sā chúng, jáam geuk jí beih sā chùhng
      • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam2 goek8 dzi2 bei6 saa1 tsung4-2, dzaam2 goek8 dzi2 bei6 saa1 tsung4
      • Guangdong Romanization: zam2 gêg3 ji2 béi6 sa1 cung2, zam2 gêg3 ji2 béi6 sa1 cung4
      • IPA (key): /t͡säːm³⁵ kœ̽ːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ pei̯²² säː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡säːm³⁵ kœ̽ːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ pei̯²² säː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

斬腳趾避沙蟲

  1. (Cantonese) to inappropriately solve a problem by eliminating something essential

Synonyms
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