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金魚缸

gam1 jyu4 gong1

goldfish bowl; brothel with women wearing numbers behind a glass wall; the stock exchange

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

金魚缸

This word was added by bybell on 9th Jun 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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金 gam1 jin1 jin4 - gold
魚 jyu4*2 jyu4 yu2 - fish
缸 gong1 gang1 xiang2 - earthen jug; crock; cistern

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