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死雞撐飯蓋

sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3

[1] not admitting that one is clearly in the wrong and instead, continue arguing [2] grasping at straws in a completely futile situation (lit., "the dead chicken props up the rice lid")

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

死雞撐飯蓋

This word was added by bybell on 11th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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死 sei2 si2 si3 - die, dead; death
雞 gai1 ji1 - chicken
撐 caang1 cheng1 {cheng5} - support; punt a boat
飯 faan6 fan4 - cooked rice
蓋 goi3 koi3 gai4 - lid, cover; cover up

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