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錦上添花

gam2 soeng6 tim1 faa1

jin3 shang4 tian1 hua1

better than perfection

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錦上添花

錦 gam2 jin3 - [1] [n] brocade; tapestry [2] brilliant and be
上 soeng6 soeng5 shang4 shang3 shang5 - up, above
添 tim1 tian4 tian1 - [1] [v] append; add to; increase; replenish (s
花 faa1 hua1 - flower

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九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦粵 edit
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.

This word was added by bernard on 22nd Jan 2008

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