Re:Cantonese Proverbs in One Picture
by archibaldJ on Sunday November 02, 2014 @10:28AM
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Cantonese native speaker here. Just want to state that the definitions for the expression 飛象過河 (An elephant flies across the river)
1. To break a rule
2. To reach across the table for food
are both a reference to a rule in Chinese chess stating that 象 (elephant) is a defensive piece and cannot cross the river, with the latter being more of a metaphor to describe someone who reaches across the table for food, which is considered a bad table manner.
1. To break a rule 2. To reach across the table for food
are both a reference to a rule in Chinese chess stating that 象 (elephant) is a defensive piece and cannot cross the river, with the latter being more of a metaphor to describe someone who reaches across the table for food, which is considered a bad table manner.