jan4 fau4 jyu1 si6人浮於事人浮于事
Jyutpingjan4 fau4 jyu1 si6
Yaleyành fàuh yyū sih

Definition

more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

魚生鱼生
jyu4 saang1(Japanese food) sashimi
軟著陸软着陆
jyun5 zoek6 luk6(aviation) soft landing
用到
jung6 dou3(very) to employ; to use; to apply; to utilize (of money) to spend;
盈江
jing4 gong1see 盈江縣|盈江县[Ying2 jiang1 Xian4]
眙
ji4used in 盱眙[Xu1 yi2] (the name of place in Jiangsu)
沅江市
jyun4 gong1 si5Yuanjiang, a county-level city in Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
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