Aspect Markers

Aspect Markers There are some aspect markers in Cantonese. Perfective (咗 /zo2/) Terminative (完 /jyun4/) Exhaustive (晒 /saai3/) Add...

Sunday, 27 May 2018

騎牛搵馬 /ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5/

騎牛搵馬 /ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5/


NOUN
(of a person) looks for change for improvement while still tolerating a current situation. Literally, (of a person) looks for a horse while riding on a water buffalo (on his way to somewhere).
喺容忍當前不如意境況嘅同時去搵更好嘅出路。
Example sentences
「我想走好耐,但係仲未搵到工,為有騎牛搵馬。」
「喺感情嘅事上,騎牛搵馬嘅心態係好唔要得。」