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冇掩雞籠
mou5 jim2 gai1 lung4
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a place where theft might occur [literal] a chicken coop without a flap 冇掩雞籠 is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying which has 自出自入 as second part. A chicken coop without a flap connotes a place where people can come and go at their free will, where theft might occur.
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This word has been viewed 2060 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 19th Jul 2007 19:42 and last edited on 13th Oct 2010 01:35 |
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Characters in this word:冇 mou5 - don't have掩 jim2 - cover; shut; attack by surprise 雞 gai1 - chicken 籠 lung4 lung5 - cage; bamboo steamer; envelop; large box |
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