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三個和尚冇水食

saam1 go3 wo4 soeng6*2 mou5 seoi2 sik6

"to pass the buck"

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

三個和尚冇水食

This word was added by bybell on 3rd Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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三 saam1 saam3 san1 - three; several
個 go3 ge5 ge4 - a piece
和 wo4 wo6 wu4 he2 huo1 he5 - and; together; harmony
尚 soeng6 shang4 {shang5} | shang5 {shang - still; yet; even; uphold; honor; esteem
冇 mou5 mao3; mou3 - do not have
水 seoi2 shui3 - water; liquid, juice; [slang] money
食 sik6 zi6 ji6 shi2 yi4 {si4} - eat

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