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妹仔大過主人婆
mui6*1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4/4*2 po4 |
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to have one's priorities wrong (lit., "a maidservant is more imporant than one's mistress"); to treat a minor issue as a major one and vice-versa |
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This word has been viewed 1863 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 18th Jun 2008 20:01 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:妹 mui6 mui6*2 mui6*1 - younger sister仔 zai2 zi2 - son; child 大 daai6 - big 過 gwo3 - pass through; across 主 zyu2 - master, chief, leader 人 jan4 - person; human being 婆 po4 po4*2 - old woman; grandmother |
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