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 | ) : men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves

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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

men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves

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

男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣

This word has been viewed 5862 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 19th Jul 2007 15:13 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

男 naam4 - man
人 jan4 - person; human being
四 sei3 - four
十 sap6 - ten
一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
枝 zi1 - tree branch; twig
花 faa1 - flower
， - (not in database)
女 neoi5 neoi2 - woman; daughter
人 jan4 - person; human being
四 sei3 - four
十 sap6 - ten
爛 laan6 - rotten; worn-out
茶 caa4 - tea
渣 zaa1 zaa2 - dregs; crumbs; poor quality

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