一本通書睇到老

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	almanac; ephemeris; notice from the bridegroom's family to the bride's on the wedding date	look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see; to look after; to think	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (一本通書睇到老)		一	本	通書	睇	到	老
simp. (一本通书睇到老)		一	本	通书	睇	到	老
Literally: “reading the same almanac into old age”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bun² tung¹ syu¹ tai² dou³ lou⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bun² tung¹ syu¹ tai² dou³ lou⁵
    • Yale: yāt bún tūng syū tái dou lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bun² tung¹ sy¹ tai² dou³ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bun² tung¹ xu¹ tei² dou³ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ puːn³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ syː⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tou̯³³ lou̯¹³/

Idiom

一本通書睇到老

1. (Cantonese) to be rigid and inflexible; to be unadaptable