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釣個金龜婿

diu3 go3 gam1 gwai1 sai3

to "fish" a golden turtle son-in-law (to get a rich husband)

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

釣個金龜婿

釣 diu3 diao4 - fish; fishhook; lure; tempt
個 go3 ge5 ge4 - a piece
金 gam1 jin1 jin4 - gold
龜 gwai1 gui1 - turtle; tortoise
婿 sai3 xu4 - [a] son-in-law [b] husband

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 28th Feb 2007

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