死雞撐飯蓋

Chinese
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 fowl; chicken
 
support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill
 
food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
 
cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (死雞撐飯蓋/死雞撑飯蓋) 死 雞 撐/撑 飯 蓋
simp. (死鸡撑饭盖) 死 鸡 撑 饭 盖
Literally: “a dead chicken props up the lid of a rice pot”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

死雞撐飯蓋

  1. (Cantonese) to refuse to admit fault or error by defending oneself even when the truth is obvious
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