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䛚願當食生菜 (sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3) — to make a vow or a pledge casually without really thinking about following through with it [colloquial] in Cantonese

saiˍ₆䛚jyunˍ₆願dong˗₃當sikˍ₆食saangˉ¹生coi˗₃菜
简 䛚愿当食生菜
Mandarin Pinyin: lve4 yuan4 dang1 shi2 sheng1 cai4

Meaning of 䛚願當食生菜

nounto make a vow or a pledge casually without really thinking about following through with it [colloquial]

Characters in 䛚願當食生菜

願jyun6
vow (made before Buddha or a god)
當dong1
should; ought to; must
食sik6
sth edible; sth used for cooking
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
菜coi3
vegetables; greens

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