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只有庸才留戀大鍋飯年代
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.

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  Level: 3
只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。

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只有  zi2 jau5  zhi3 you3  -  only have
 laan5  lan3  - lazy; listless; indolent; sluggish
 hon3  han4 tan1  - of the Chinese people or language
庸才  jung4 coi4    -  non-performers
 coi4  cai2  - talent; natural abilities
 wui6*2 wui5 wui6 kui2  hui4 gua1  - meet; will, shall
留戀  lau4 lyun2  liu2 lian4  -  be reluctant to leave; can't bear to part; recall with nostalgia
 naa5 no1 no4 lo4  na4 nuo2 ne4 nei2  - that; that one; those; where
大鍋飯  daai6 wo1 faan6  da4 guo1 fan4  -  food prepared for a large group of people; communal food
 dik1  de5 di2 di4  - possessive suffix
年代  nin4 doi6  nian2 dai4  -  period; era; decade
This sentence was added by tym and last edited on 15th May 2005
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