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三分顏色上大紅

saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4

[1] go beyond one's depth; overrrate one's own abilities; overreach onself
[2] to be greedy; to have won an inch and expect a mile; to push one's luck

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

三分顏色上大紅

三 saam1 saam3 san1 - three; several
分 fan1 fan6 fen1 fen4 - divide
顏 ngaan4 aan4 yan2 yai2 - colour
色 sik1 se4 she4 - colour
上 soeng6 soeng5 shang4 shang3 shang5 - up, above
大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
紅 hung4 hong2 {gong1} - red

This word was added by bybell on 27th Jul 2007 and last edited on 9th Mar 2008

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