打劫紅毛鬼，進貢法蘭西 [－－红－－－进贡－兰－]

Jyutping daa2 gip3 hung4 mou4 gwai2 zeon3 gung3 faat3 laan1 sai1
Pinyin dǎ jié hóng máo guǐ ， jìn gòng fǎ lán xī

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    意思​係​艱苦​經營​從​外人​手上​獲取​利益​，​但​成果​最後都​係​俾​返​外人​，​自己​人​亳​無​得益​。​紅毛​鬼​即​西洋​人​，​法蘭西​即​法國​。
    Literally: to rob red hair ghost, and tribute to France. Means someone risk their life to rob money from westerners, but then tribute the money to France, which is also westerner, left no money to their own kind of people.
    • 你呢頭贏左馬，果頭又過澳門賭，即係打劫紅毛鬼，進貢法蘭西。
      你呢头赢左马，果头又过澳门赌，即系打劫红毛鬼，进贡法兰西。
      You've just won money from horse race, then you go Macau to gamble at once, that is to rob westerner, and then tribute to France.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    打劫红毛鬼，进贡法兰西
    打劫紅毛鬼，進貢法蘭西
    daa2 gip3 hung4 mou4 gwai2 zeon3 gung3 faat3 laan1 sai1
    • Rob the Red Hair, but pay tribute to France
  2. Cantonese
    你呢头赢左马，果头又过澳门赌，即系打劫红毛鬼，进贡法兰西。
    你呢頭贏左馬，果頭又過澳門賭，即係打劫紅毛鬼，進貢法蘭西。
    • You've just won money from horse race, then you go Macau to gamble at once, that is to rob westerner, and then tribute to France.