粵

蚊man1髀bei2同tung4牛ngau4髀bei2

man1 bei2 tung4 ngau4 bei2wén bì tóng niú bì

English

  1. (literally: a mosquito's thigh compared with a cow's thigh); there is a great disparity between two things, where one is incomparable to the other
  2. one cannot be compared with others; one of two things being compared is far superior or stronger to the second; literally: a mosquito thigh compared with an ox thigh

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 小巫見大巫、無得比;比喻兩者強弱差別懸殊

Examples

  • 你嘅家境同佢比,簡直係蚊髀同牛髀呀。

    Obviously, your family's financial situation cannot be compared with his.

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

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