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浸過鹹水
  zam3 gwo3 haam4 seoi2   jyutping
  jin4 guo4 xian2 shui3   pinyin
to have the experience of studying abroad (Lit. to have soaked in salt water) means to have crossed the ocean/salt water

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
浸過鹹水 / 浸过咸水

This word has been viewed 2043 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 29th Aug 2008 04:07 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 zam3  -  soak, immerse
 gwo3  -  pass through; across
 haam4  -  salty; pornographic; dirty
 seoi2  -  water; liquid; dough (money)
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