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除笨有精

ceoi4 ban6 jau5 zeng1

losing sth but gaining sth better (塞翁失馬)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

除笨有精

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

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除 ceoi4 cyu4 chu2 shu1 yu2 zhu4 - divide; eliminate; remove
笨 ban6 ben4 ben3 - stupid
有 jau5 jau6 you3 {you4} - have
精 zing1 jing1 jing4 - polished rice; energy, spirits

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