粵

冇mou5掩jim2雞gai1籠lung4

simp冇掩鸡笼
mou5 jim2 gai1 lung4mǎo yǎn jī lóng

English

  1. wide open; unguarded; free access; open to all; to describe someone who speaks carelessly
  2. a place where you can come and go as you wish; literally: doorless chicken coop; forming a sandwich pun with 自出自入 zi6ceot1zi6jap6

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻成可以自由來去出入嘅地方;亦都同「自出自入」組成歇後語

Examples

  • 邊個畀個衰人入嚟㗎?當屋企係冇掩雞籠呀吓?

    Who let that bastard come in our home? You think it's a place that anyone can come and leave freely?

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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