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男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣
naam4 jan4*2 sei3 sap6 jat1 zi1 faa1, neoi5 jan4*2 sei3 sap3 laan6 caa4 zaa1
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men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 19th Jul 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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naam4 - man 人 jan4 jan4*2 - person 四 sei3 - four 十 sap6 - ten 一 jat1 - number one 枝 zi1 kei4 - branch 花 faa1 - flower ， - (not in database) 女 neoi5 neoi5*2 - woman 人 jan4 jan4*2 - person 四 sei3 - four 十 sap6 - ten 爛 laan6 - [1] overripe; rotten; spoiled; [v] rot 茶 caa4 - tea 渣 zaa1 zaa2 - dregs; lees; sediment; grounds |
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