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呃鬼食豆腐

aak1 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6

expression of skepticism (lit., "cheating the ghost to eat tofu")

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

呃鬼食豆腐

This word was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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呃 ak1 ngak1 aak1 ngaak1 e4 - [1] hiccough, hiccup
鬼 gwai2 gui3 - ghost; spirit; devil; dark; evil
食 sik6 zi6 ji6 shi2 yi4 {si4} - eat
豆 dau6 dau6*2 dou4 - beans; peas
腐 fu6 fu3 - rot

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