半斤八兩 Half a Catty, Eight Taels

ngongo我deidei哋nini呢baanbaan班daada打gunggung工zaijai仔Us working stiffs,

tungtung通gaaigaai街zaujau走dekdek糴zikjik直tautau頭haihai係waaiwaai壞coengcheung腸waiwai胃running all over town to earn a living, it's downright wrecking our stomachs.

wanwan搵gogo嗰sese些siusiu少doudou到jyutyut月daidai底dimdim點gaugau夠saisai洗nganngan奀gwogwo過gwaigwai鬼The little we earn, how can it last to the end of the month? (next to nothing!)

kokkok確haihai係jingying認zanjan真sapsap濕zaijai滯It's a real pain.

zeoijeui最baibai弊bobo波sisi士jukyuk郁didi啲faatfaat發waiwai威dindin癲gwogwo過gaigai雞Worst of all, the boss blows up at the slightest thing (crazier than a chicken!).

jatyat一meimei味haihai喺syusyu處haihai係mm唔haihai係lyunlyun亂lailai嚟faifai吠wongwong汪wongwong汪wongwong汪He just stands there barking at random, right or wrong (woof woof woof!).

aiai翳canchan親gaaga加sansan薪faaifaai塊minmin面nono挪heihei起okok惡taitai睇naunau扭haaha吓gaigai計Every time a raise comes up, his face screws up nasty (and he starts playing games).

neinei你zaujau就jingying認zanjan真hoihoi開waiwai胃"You've got some nerve!"

bunbun半gangan斤baatbaat八loengleung兩zoujou做doudou到zekjek隻zikjik積gamgam咁gege嘅joengyeung樣Half a catty, eight taels: we work ourselves to the bone.

bunbun半gangan斤baatbaat八loengleung兩sapsap濕seoiseui水paaupaau炮zoengjeung仗dimdim點wuiwui會hoengheung響Half a catty, eight taels: how can a wet firecracker ever go bang?

bunbun半gangan斤baatbaat八loengleung兩gaugau夠goenggeung薑aaa呀zaaja揸coengcheung鎗zaujau走heoiheui去coengcheung搶Half a catty, eight taels: if you've got the guts, grab a gun and go rob someone.

ceotcheut出zojo咗bunbun半gangan斤liklik力soengseung想waawa話lolo攞faanfaan番zukjuk足baatbaat八loengleung兩Put in half a catty of effort, and you hope to get a full eight taels back.

gaaga家zanjan陣okok惡wanwan搵siksik食binbin邊jauyau有bunbun半gangan斤baatbaat八loengleung兩gamgam咁leilei理soengseung想ceoicheui吹zoengjeung漲Making a living is tough these days; nothing's as fair as half a catty for eight taels (it drives me mad!).

ngongo我deidei哋nini呢baanbaan班daada打gunggung工zaijai仔jatyat一sangsang生jatyat一saisai世waiwai為cinchin錢baibai幣zoujou做nounou奴daidai隸Us working stiffs are slaves to money our whole lives.

gogo嗰zungjung種sansan辛fufu苦zitjit折dodo墮gonggong講ceotcheut出haakhaak嚇gwaigwai鬼seisei死beibei俾neinei你taitai睇The hardship and misery would scare a ghost just to hear (it'll be the death of us!).

maimai咪waawa話moumou冇matmat乜soso所waiwai謂Don't tell me it's no big deal.

bunbun半gangan斤baatbaat八loengleung兩zaujau就syunsyun算jauyau有fukfuk福doudou都moumou冇neinei你hoengheung享Half a catty, eight taels: even if there's good fortune going, it's not yours to enjoy.

bunbun半gangan斤baatbaat八loengleung兩zungjung仲caamchaam慘gwogwo過gwangwan滾seoiseui水lukluk淥zyujyu豬coengcheung腸Half a catty, eight taels: worse off than pig's intestine in boiling water, shrinking at both ends.

bunbun半gangan斤baatbaat八loengleung兩gaigai雞seoiseui碎gamgam咁dodo多doudou都jiuyiu要doekdeuk啄Half a catty, eight taels: we have to peck at even chicken-feed amounts.

ceotcheut出zojo咗bunbun半gangan斤liklik力soengseung想waawa話lolo攞faanfaan番zukjuk足baatbaat八loengleung兩Put in half a catty of effort, and you hope to get a full eight taels back.

gaaga家zanjan陣okok惡wanwan搵siksik食binbin邊jauyau有bunbun半gangan斤baatbaat八loengleung兩gamgam咁leilei理soengseung想ceoicheui吹zoengjeung漲Making a living is tough these days; nothing's as fair as half a catty for eight taels (it drives me mad!).

ngongo我deidei哋nini呢baanbaan班daada打gunggung工zaijai仔jatyat一sangsang生jatyat一saisai世waiwai為cinchin錢baibai幣zoujou做nounou奴daidai隸Us working stiffs are slaves to money our whole lives.

gogo嗰zungjung種sansan辛fufu苦zitjit折dodo墮gonggong講ceotcheut出haakhaak嚇gwaigwai鬼seisei死beibei俾neinei你taitai睇The hardship and misery would scare a ghost just to hear (it'll be the death of us!).

maimai咪waawa話moumou冇matmat乜soso所waiwai謂Don't tell me it's no big deal.