daai6 gai1 m4 sik6 sai3 mai5大雞唔食細米大鸡唔食细米

Jyutpingdaai6 gai1 m4 sik6 sai3 mai5

Yaledaaih gāi m̀h sihk sai máih

語句

Definition

An important person or big business does not bother with minor matters, trivial transactions, or small profits.

colloquialpeoplemoney

How it's used

This idiom carries a slightly arrogant or dismissive tone when describing someone who refuses to engage in small-scale tasks. It is frequently used to justify why a person of high status or wealth ignores opportunities that seem insignificant to them. While it can be used to describe a professional strategy, it is often employed to critique someone for being too proud to handle basic chores.

Examples

keoi5佢zou6做hoi1開daai6大saang1生ji3意，dim2點wui2會tai2睇dak1得soeng5上ni1呢di1啲cin4錢，zan1真hai6係daai6大gai1雞m4唔sik6食sai3細mai5米aa1呀。

He is used to big business, how could he care about this little money? It really is a case of big chicken not eating small rice.

nei5你m4唔hou2好giu3叫keoi5佢gaau2搞ni1呢di1啲so2瑣seoi3碎si6事laa1啦，keoi5佢jat1一hoeng3向dou1都hai6係daai6大gai1雞m4唔sik6食sai3細mai5米㗎。

Don't ask him to handle these trivial matters, he has always been the type who doesn't bother with small stuff.

Common phrases

daai6大gai1雞m4唔sik6食sai3細mai5米

to be too important to bother with trivial matters

Common mistake

Do not use this to describe someone who is simply busy or efficient; it specifically implies a sense of superiority or a refusal to lower oneself to trivial tasks.