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雞食放光蟲
gai1 sik6 fong3 gwong1 cung4
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know what is what or what is all about; have a clear mind; know in one's heart what one has done [lit] A chicken eats a firefly This is the first part of a 歇後語 with 心知肚明 as the second part. Literally, 心知肚明 refers to the chicken knowing in its heart that its stomach would be luminated by the insect's flashing light. Figuratively, 心知肚明 is also a standalone idiom that means "knowing what is what. This expression is often used to rebuke a plea of ignorance.
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Characters in this word:雞 gai1 - chicken食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food 放 fong3 - release; dismiss; put; let off; distribute 光 gwong1 - light; shine 蟲 cung4 - insect, worm |
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