火燒旗杆——長嘆

Chinese

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Etymology

A wooden flagpole after being burnt is a long piece of charcoal (長炭／长炭 (coeng⁴ taan³)), which is homophonic pun on 長嘆／长叹 (coeng⁴ taan³).

嘆／叹 (taan³) can mean "sigh" or "to enjoy" in Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² siu¹ kei⁴ gon¹, coeng⁴ taan³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fo² siu¹ kei⁴ gon¹, coeng⁴ taan³
  - Yale: fó sīu kèih gōn, chèuhng taan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fo² siu¹ kei⁴ gon¹, tsoeng⁴ taan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fo² xiu¹ kéi⁴ gon¹, cêng⁴ tan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰœːŋ²¹ tʰaːn³³/

Idiom

火燒旗杆——長嘆

(Cantonese) to have a long sigh (because of helplessness, etc.)
(Cantonese) to enjoy life for a long time

Synonyms

(to enjoy life): 火燒棺材——大嘆／火烧棺材——大叹 (fo² siu¹ gun¹ coi⁴, daai⁶ taan³)

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