hak1 huk6 leoi6 mou6刻鵠類鶩刻鹄类鹜
Jyutpinghak1 huk6 leoi6 mou6
Yalehāk hukh leuih mouh
Definition
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom); to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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