Idioms with vegetables | 易過食生菜

Idiom	Literal meaning	Definition/usage
易過食生菜 哩條數易過食生菜，咪埋眼都識做 This math problem is easier than eating lettuce. I can do it with my eyes closed	Easier than eating lettuce	Piece of cake
燉冬菇 激嬲左老細等俾人燉冬菇啦You made the boss mad; you’re getting stewed mushroom soon	Stewing mushroom	Getting demoted (at a job)
十月芥菜 佢眼甘甘咁望住阿邊個，仲唔係十月芥菜？She is staring at him wishfully, must be mustard greens of the Tenth Month	Mustard greens of the Tenth Month  (buds or blooms in the tenth month in the agricultural calendar)	Describes a young person (usually female) starting to develop romantic interests
苦瓜乾咁樣 做乜苦瓜乾咁樣？俾人拒絕左呀？Why the bitter melon face? Did he reject you?	Looking like a dried bitter melon	A long (sad) face
薑愈老愈辣 最大年紀都俾佢攞到獎，真係薑愈老愈辣Getting a prize at this old age, no wonder they say ginger gets spicier with age	Ginger is spicier when older	The more experienced are more skilled/ bolder/ stronger
一碌葛 你唔好一碌葛咁企係度，要有行動至得架 Don’t just stand there like an arrowroot, take action!	An arrowroot	An idiot; stationary and useless like a log
冬瓜豆腐 佢有乜冬瓜豆腐，我唯你是問！If winter melon and tofu happens to him, you are in trouble	Winter melon and tofu	An unexpected tragic event that happens to a person
花生友	Peanut eater (I suppose you eat peanut instead of popcorn during a show in Cantonese culture; or possibly from the English phrase "peanut gallery" though differs in meaning)	A spectator who watches from the sideline but never participates or intervenes during a conflict, especially when necessary; also people who offer nonconstructive criticism.
大冬瓜/大蕃薯	Big winter melon OR big yam	A person whose body shape resembles a winter melon or yam; also a person who is clumsy and not very bright

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