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乞人憎
hat1 jan4 zang1
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乞人憎 is a standalone idiom. It is also the second part of a 歇後語 with 非洲和尚 as the first part. There is a play on the pronunciation of 乞人憎 which sounds really close to 黑人僧, a black monk, which can refer to an African monk 非洲和尚.
Additional PoS:  Level: 4 Google Frequency: 750 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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This word was added by claw on 22nd Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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hat1 - [v] ask for alms; beg; request 人 jan4 jan4*2 - person 憎 zang1 - hate; detest; loathe |
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Showing 1 example containing 乞人憎 
一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇! 粵
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He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular! |
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