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非洲和尚
fei1 zau1 wo4 soeng6*2 |
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In Cantonese, 非洲和尚 is the first part of a 歇後語 with 乞人憎 as the second (but not always hidden) part. 非洲和尚 is an African monk, i.e. a black monk or 黑人僧, and 黑人僧 sounds really close to 乞人憎 which means "despicable".
Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:非 fei1 - not; non-; wrong洲 zau1 - continent; islet 和 wo4 wo6 wu2 - gentle; harmony; peace; draw; and; sum 尚 soeng6 - still, yet; esteem |
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