gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3咁大隻哈乸隨街跳咁大只哈乸随街跳

Jyutpinggam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3

Yalegam daaih jek gap ná chèuih gāai tiu

Definition

An offer or opportunity that is too good to be true, resembling something rare occurring effortlessly.

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How it's used

This idiom uses the imagery of a large frog jumping in the street to represent an opportunity that seems suspiciously advantageous. It is almost exclusively used as a rhetorical question or a warning to suggest that an offer is likely a scam or a trap. Using it implies a healthy dose of skepticism toward someone else's naivety.

Examples

keoi5佢waa6話sung3送bou6部san1新ce1車bei2畀nei5你？gam3咁daai6大zek3隻haa1哈laa2乸ceoi4隨gaai1街tiu3跳aa4呀？

He said he would give you a new car? Is something that good really just lying around?

le1呢fan2份gung1工jan4人gung1工gam3咁gou1高，siu2小sam1心di1啲，bin1邊jau5有gam3咁daai6大zek3隻haa1哈laa2乸ceoi4隨gaai1街tiu3跳。

The salary for this job is so high, be careful, things that good are rarely just lying around.

Common phrases

bin1邊jau5有gam3咁daai6大zek3隻haa1哈laa2乸ceoi4隨gaai1街tiu3跳

how could something that good be true

Common mistake

Learners often mistake the literal meaning for a description of a real animal, but it is strictly metaphorical. It is also important to note that this is a fixed expression; you cannot change the words or the structure to describe other types of good luck.