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發誓當食生菜
  faat3 sai6 dong1 sik6 saang1 coi3   jyutping
not being serious when doing one's vow or pledge for sth

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
發誓當食生菜

This word has been viewed 2095 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 12th Mar 2008 03:08 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 faat3  -  send out, launch; generate; trigger off
 sai6  -  swear; oath
 dong1 dong3  -  work as; in charge; appropriate; regard as
 sik6 zi6  -  eat; food
 saang1 sang1  -  born; grow; life; alive; unripe
 coi3  -  vegetables; dish
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