一蟹不如一蟹 [－－－－－－]

Jyutping jat1 haai5 bat1 jyu4 jat1 haai5
Pinyin yī xiè bù rú yī xiè

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    一代​不如​一代
    the quality of the people declines as generations pass, literally "one crab is worse than another"
    • 唉！我諗住我已經做得差㗎啦，點知班細嘅仲渣，真係一蟹不如一蟹呀！
      唉！我谂住我已经做得差㗎啦，点知班细嘅仲渣，真系一蟹不如一蟹呀！
      aai1! ngo5 nam2 zyu6 ngo5 ji5 ging1 zou6 dak1 caa1 gaa3 laa1, dim2 zi1 baan1 sai3 ge3 zung6 zaa2, zan1 hai6 jat1 haai5 bat1 jyu4 jat1 haai5 aa3!
      Gosh! I thought I did so badly already, but it turned out the junior did worse. They can't catch up with our generation.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    each one is worse than the one before

一蟹不如一蟹 [－－－－－－]

Jyutping jat1 haai5 bat1 jyu4 jat1 haai5
Pinyin yī xiè bú4ru yī xiè

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. worse and worse; each one is worse than the last one [written and colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一蟹不如一蟹
    一蟹不如一蟹
    jat1 haai5 bat1 jyu4 jat1 haai5
    • the quality of the people declines as generations pass, literally "one crab is worse than another"
  2. Cantonese
    唉！我谂住我已经做得差㗎啦，点知班细嘅仲渣，真系一蟹不如一蟹呀！
    唉！我諗住我已經做得差㗎啦，點知班細嘅仲渣，真係一蟹不如一蟹呀！
    aai1! ngo5 nam2 zyu6 ngo5 ji5 ging1 zou6 dak1 caa1 gaa3 laa1, dim2 zi1 baan1 sai3 ge3 zung6 zaa2, zan1 hai6 jat1 haai5 bat1 jyu4 jat1 haai5 aa3!
    • Gosh! I thought I did so badly already, but it turned out the junior did worse. They can't catch up with our generation.