high tech揩嘢，low tech撈嘢 in Chinese

IPA: /haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/ Chinese transliterations: haai¹ tek¹ haai¹ je⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lou¹ tek¹ lou¹ je⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hāai tēk hāai yéh [Cantonese, Yale], lōu tēk lōu yéh [Cantonese, Yale], haai¹ tek⁷ haai¹ je⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou¹ tek⁷ lou¹ je⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hai¹ tég¹ hai¹ yé⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lou¹ tég¹ lou¹ yé⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Pun on homophonous pairs high vs 揩 (haai1) and low vs 撈／捞 (lou1). Etymology templates: {{m|en|high}} high, {{zh-m|揩|tr=haai1}} 揩 (haai1), {{m|en|low}} low, {{zh-m|撈|tr=lou1}} 撈／捞 (lou1) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} high tech揩嘢，low tech撈嘢

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "high"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "揩",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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      },
      "expansion": "撈／捞 (lou1)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Pun on homophonous pairs high vs 揩 (haai1) and low vs 撈／捞 (lou1).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "high tech揩嘢，low tech撈嘢",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
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    {
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        {
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          "name": "Cantonese proverbs",
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        {
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          "name": "Hong Kong Cantonese",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "high-tech makes one get into troubles, low-tech makes one earn a lot"
      ],
      "id": "en-high_tech揩嘢，low_tech撈嘢-zh-proverb-lU4w7YVL",
      "links": [
        [
          "high-tech",
          "high-tech"
        ],
        [
          "get into",
          "get into"
        ],
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "low-tech",
          "low-tech"
        ],
        [
          "earn",
          "earn"
        ],
        [
          "a lot",
          "a lot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hong Kong Cantonese) high-tech makes one get into troubles, low-tech makes one earn a lot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haai¹ tek¹ haai¹ je⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou¹ tek¹ lou¹ je⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hāai tēk hāai yéh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lōu tēk lōu yéh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haai¹ tek⁷ haai¹ je⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou¹ tek⁷ lou¹ je⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai¹ tég¹ hai¹ yé⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou¹ tég¹ lou¹ yé⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "high tech揩嘢，low tech撈嘢"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "high"
      },
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      },
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    },
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        "tr": "lou1"
      },
      "expansion": "撈／捞 (lou1)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Pun on homophonous pairs high vs 揩 (haai1) and low vs 撈／捞 (lou1).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "high tech揩嘢，low tech撈嘢",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cantonese proverbs",
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        "Hong Kong Cantonese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "high-tech makes one get into troubles, low-tech makes one earn a lot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "high-tech",
          "high-tech"
        ],
        [
          "get into",
          "get into"
        ],
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "low-tech",
          "low-tech"
        ],
        [
          "earn",
          "earn"
        ],
        [
          "a lot",
          "a lot"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Hong Kong Cantonese) high-tech makes one get into troubles, low-tech makes one earn a lot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haai¹ tek¹ haai¹ je⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou¹ tek¹ lou¹ je⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hāai tēk hāai yéh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lōu tēk lōu yéh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haai¹ tek⁷ haai¹ je⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou¹ tek⁷ lou¹ je⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai¹ tég¹ hai¹ yé⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou¹ tég¹ lou¹ yé⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "high tech揩嘢，low tech撈嘢"
}

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"high tech揩嘢，low tech撈嘢" meaning in Chinese

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