癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉
simp癞虾蟆想食天鹅肉laai3 haa1 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6laai3 haa1 mou1 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6lài há má xiǎng shí tian1e2 ròu
English
- 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]
- an unattractive man dreaming of having a beautiful girlfriend; literally: a skin-diseased toad wants to eat swan meat
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容醜男妄想追到靚女
Examples
吓？你想追女神呀？簡直癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉！
What? You want to date the beautiful girl? You are dreaming for something impossible!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk