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得吋進呎

dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3

greedy; a person who always want more

Level: 3

得吋進呎

得 dak1 de2 de5 dei3 - get; obtain; need
吋 cyun3 dou4/3 cun4 - an inch
進 zeon3 jin4 - advance, move forward
呎 cek3 chi3 - foot (measurement)

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 13th Aug 2007

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