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遲來先上岸
ci4 lai4 sin1 soeng6 ngon6 |
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one who started late reaches the target faster (lit., "late to come, first to get up on the beach") Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:遲 ci4 - late; slow來 loi4 - come; arrive; future 先 sin1 - first; before; temporarily 上 soeng6 soeng5 - upper; superior; preceding; up; on 岸 ngon6 - shore |
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