粵

豉si6油jau4撈lou1飯faan6

simp豉油捞饭
si6 jau4 lou1 faan6chǐ yóu lāo fàn

English

  1. Soya sauce on rice
  2. sandwich pun meaning artificial and unnatural (of behaviour, facial expression, tone, etc) ; literally: soy sauce stirred rice ----
  3. a simple dish of white rice mixed with soy sauce; usually something eaten when there is nothing better to eat

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 歇後語：整色整水；即係造作
  2. 豉油同白飯撈埋一齊嘅菜式，通常係冇餸食嗰陣先會食

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

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