割禾青
got3 wo4 cing1got3 wo4 ceng1gē hé qīng
English
- reaping the Poaceae when it is not ripe, meaning when one gambles, he
- she should leave right away after winning some money, rather than staying and risking to lose
- to leave a gambling game early with one's winnings; literally "to cut green grain"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 賭錢嘅時候贏咗錢就走人,唔畀機會其他人贏返;字面意思係收割未成熟嘅禾稻
Examples
打咗兩圈咋喎,唔係贏咗啲就想割禾青呀?
We're only two sets into the game [of mahjong]. Surely you aren't trying to cash out your advantage early, are you?
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk