癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉 [癞虾－－－－鹅－]

Jyutping laai3 haa1 mou1 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6
Pinyin lài há ma xiǎng shí tiān é ròu

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​醜男​妄想​追到​靚​女
    an unattractive man dreaming of having a beautiful girlfriend; literally: a skin-diseased toad wants to eat swan meat
    • 吓？你想追女神呀？簡直癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉！
      吓？你想追女神呀？简直癞虾蟆想食天鹅肉！
      haa5? nei5 soeng2 zeoi1 neoi5 san4 aa4? gaan2 zik6 laai3 haa1 mou1 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6!
      What? You want to have the beautiful girl as your girlfriend? You are dreaming for something impossible!
  2. 近義詞
    不自量力、痴心妄想
  3. 參看
    癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉

癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉 [癞虾－－－－鹅－]

Jyutping laai3 haa1 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6
Pinyin lài há má xiǎng shí tiān1e ròu

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. literal meaning: a toad lusting after a swan's flesh, a metaphor to describe those who wants to go after someone that is out of their league [colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    癞虾蟆想食天鹅肉
    癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉
    laai3 haa1 mou1 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6
    • (of an ugly guy) to fantasize about a girl out of his league; literally: a skin-diseased toad wants to eat swan meat
  2. Cantonese
    吓？你想追女神呀？简直癞虾蟆想食天鹅肉！
    吓？你想追女神呀？簡直癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉！
    haa5? nei5 soeng2 zeoi1 neoi5 san4 aa4? gaan2 zik6 laai3 haa1 mou1 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6!
    • What? You want to have the beautiful girl as your girlfriend? You are dreaming for something impossible!