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二打六
  ji6 daa2 luk6   jyutping
[1] low standard/status; inferior (quality); incompetent
[2] an unqualified/inefficient person; a person of low status; a junior member of the staff

[literal] two plus six

This is the first part of a 歇後語 that has 斤兩 as the hidden part. Literally, 二打六 refers to 2+6 = 8 taels = half catty, and that is not much in terms of catty and tael, i.e. 斤兩. Figuratively, 斤兩 means "low standard or status", usually referring to an unqualified person.
Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
二打六

This word has been viewed 1962 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 27th Jul 2007 20:01 and last edited on 16th Aug 2010 12:26
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Characters in this word:

 ji6  -  two
 daa2 daa1  -  hit; strike | dozen
 luk6  -  six
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