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

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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 (lit., "a broken ship still has three catties worth of nails")

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

爛船拆埋都有三斤釘

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爛 laan6 - rotten; worn-out
船 syun4 - ship; boat; vessel
拆 caak3 - tear open; pull down
埋 maai4 - bury; conceal; finish up; move closer
都 dou1 - all; both; even; already; also; capital
有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is
三 saam1 saam3 - three; several
斤 gan1 - catty
釘 deng1 ding1 - nail; follow closely; urge

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