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大石責死蟹
daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5 |
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overpowered by pressure; unable to refute or resist pressure brought by higher authorities; bring pressure on bear on sb [literal] Big rock weighs down on a dead crab Also written as 大石磧死蟹 or 大石砸死蟹, the expression 大石責死蟹 is the first part of a 歇後語 with 冇聲出 as the hidden part. A dead crab being pressed by a rock cannot utter a sound because it is already dead.
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大石責死蟹 / 大石责死蟹 | ||
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Characters in this word:大 daai6 - big石 sek6 daam3 - stone; rock; stone inscription 責 zaak3 - duty; demand; reproach; press steadily 死 sei2 - die; death; dead 蟹 haai5 - crab |
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