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爛船拆埋都有三斤釘

laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1

a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

爛船拆埋都有三斤釘

爛 laan6 lan2 lan4 - [1] overripe; rotten; spoiled; decayed [v] rot
船 syun4 chuan2 yan2 - ship; boat; vessel; craft
拆 caak3 chai1 - tear open; pull down
埋 maai4 mai2 man2 - bury; conceal; move closer
都 dou1 dou1 du1 zhu1 - all, together; city, metropolis
有 jau5 jau6 you3 {you4} - have
三 saam1 saam3 san1 - three; several
斤 gan1 jin1 - catty; axe; radical #69
釘 deng1 ding1 ling2 ding3 ding1 {ding4} | din - nail; spike (for fastening);

This word was added by bernard on 3rd Apr 2008

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