fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6俯拾皆是

Jyutpingfu2 sap6 gaai1 si6

Yalefú sahp gāai sih

語句

Definition

Extremely common, ubiquitous, and able to be found anywhere.

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How it's used

This idiom carries a literary and slightly formal tone, often used to emphasize that something is so abundant that one could simply pick it up from the ground. It is more common in written essays or formal speech than in casual conversation. When used in spoken Cantonese, it often adds a sense of rhetorical weight or exaggeration to the speaker's point.

Examples

le1呢zung3種peng4平gaa3價fo3貨喺hai2街gaai1市si5俯fu2拾sap6皆gaai1是。

This kind of cheap goods can be found everywhere in the market.

nei5你ji5以wai4為sing4成gung1功lai6例zi2子fu2俯sap6拾gaai1皆si6是me1咩？

Do you think successful examples are everywhere?

Common phrases

fu2俯sap6拾gaai1皆si6是ge3嘅gei1機wui6會

opportunities that are everywhere

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this to describe people, but it is almost exclusively used for inanimate objects, phenomena, or abstract concepts. Avoid using it to describe the presence of individuals in a crowd.