bin1 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3邊有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳边有咁大只蛤乸随街跳
Jyutpingbin1 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3
Yalebīn yáuh gam daaih jek gap ná chèuih gāai tiu
Definition
Too good to be true; a rhetorical question implying that a deal or offer is highly suspicious.
colloquialmoneypeople
How it's used
This expression serves as a cultural warning against scams or unrealistic offers. It functions as a rhetorical question that immediately shuts down the possibility of a deal being legitimate. Using it effectively signals that you are street-smart and skeptical of suspicious windfalls.
Examples
keoi5佢waa6話gei2幾baak3百man1蚊maai5買dou3到ming4名paai4牌doi6袋，bin1邊jau5有gam3咁daai6大zek3隻gaap3蛤naa2乸ceoi4隨gaai1街tiu3跳aa4呀？
He says he can buy a designer bag for a few hundred dollars; how could such a deal possibly be real?
le1呢fan2份gung1工jan4人gung1工gam3咁gou1高jau6又m4唔sai2使zou6做，nei5你nam2諗cing1清co2楚sin1先，bin1邊jau5有gam3咁daai6大zek3隻gaap3蛤naa2乸ceoi4隨gaai1街tiu3跳㗎？
This job pays so well for doing nothing, think carefully, deals like this don't just fall into your lap.
Related words
Common phrases
watch out for being scammed
too good of a deal
Common mistake
Learners often try to translate the literal imagery of the toad into English, which causes confusion. It is best to use this phrase only when discussing financial or professional opportunities that seem suspiciously advantageous.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
